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What causes the rice-grain pattern called granulation on the Sun's photosphere?

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  1. Sunspots packed close together
  2. Rising hot gas in convection cells
  3. Shadows cast by the corona

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  1. Astronomy 2e, 15.1 The Structure and Composition of the Sun openstax.org/books/astronomy-2e/pages/15-1-the-structure-and-composition-of-the-sun Checked 2026-10-10.

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