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More information: Giant Convection Cells Found on the Sun, Science 6 December 2013: Vol. 342 no. 6163 pp. 1217-1219 DOI: 10.1126/science.1244682 ...

A separate estimate ofthe basin depth predicated on the known ratios of the width to depthof individual convection cells suggest that the nitrogen pool boastsa minimum depth of 10 km (6 miles ...

To put the sheer size of π1 Gruis's convection cells in context, our Sun has roughly two million cells, each of which is a (relatively) measly 1,500 km (932 miles) across.

Pluto's polygons may have been formed by convection Date: June 1, 2016 Source: Purdue University Summary: On Pluto, icebergs floating in a sea of nitrogen ice are key to a possible explanation of ...

The team’s calculations based on the water icebergs suggest the pool must be at least 5 kilometers deep, and the calculations based on the width-to-depth ratio of the nitrogen convection cells ...