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31solar radiation — electromagnetic radiation, including X rays (X ray), ultraviolet (ultraviolet radiation) and infrared radiation, and radio emissions, as well as visible light, emanating from the Sun. Of the 3.8 × 1033 ergs (erg) emitted by the Sun every… …
32Solar sail — Solar sails (also called light sails or photon sails, especially when they use light sources other than the Sun) are a proposed form of spacecraft propulsion using large membrane mirrors. Radiation pressure is about 10 5 Pa at Earth s distance… …
33Solar thermal energy — Solar thermal system for water heating in Santorini, Greece …
34Solar power in the United States — is the largest available energy source for the United States, although in 2006 it accounted for less than 0.1% of electricity generation. Renewable resources (solar, wind, geothermal, hydroelectric, biomass, and waste) provided nearly 12 percent… …
35Solar rotation — can vary because the sun is composed of a gaseous plasma, and therefore may lack a fixed rotation rate. The rate of rotation is observed to be fastest at the equator (latitude φ=0 deg), and to decrease as latitude increases. The rotation rate is… …
36Solar time — On a prograde planet like the Earth, the sidereal day is shorter than the solar day. At time 1, the Sun and a certain distant …
37Solar mass — Weight of the Sun redirects here. For the song, see Tao of the Dead. Size and mass of very large stars: Most massive example, the blue Pistol Star (150 ). Others are Rho Cassiopeiae (40 …
38The Solar Car Challenge — Solar Car Challenge Established 1993 Location United States Website www.solarcarchallenge/challenge [1] The Solar Car Challenge is an annual solar powered car race for high school students.The eve …
39Mauro Solar Riser — Solar Riser Role Electric aircraft National origin United States Manufacturer Ultralight Flying Machines (UFM) Designer Larry Mauro First flight 29 April 1979 Introduction 1979 Retired …
40Solar thermal collector — A solar thermal collector is a solar collector specifically intended to collect heat: that is, to absorb sunlight to provide heat. Although the term may be applied to simple solar hot water panels, it is usually used to denote more complex… …
