Convection Cell - Within The Sun

Within The Sun

The Sun's photosphere is composed of convection cells called granules, rising columns of superheated (5800°C) plasma averaging about 1000 kilometres in diameter. The plasma cools as it rises and descends in the narrow spaces between the granules.

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