2. The Sun and the Earth: thermodynamic situation, renewable energies
The Sun is a "small star" with magnitude M = 4.83, radius R
S
= 696,000 km and mass 1.99 × 10
30
kg. Its core, at a temperature of around 15 million degrees, is the permanent site of thermonuclear fusion reactions. The energy released is evacuated into space by electro-magnetic radiation, the spectrum of which is shown in figure
5
.
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