This photo was taken in 2007 in Aso, Japan. The sun is 150,000,000 kilometers, or 93,206,000 miles from Earth. The sun was formed about 4.6 billion years ago when a hydrogen molecular cloud collapsed. The Sun does not have enough mass to explode as a supernova. Instead, in about 5 billion years, it will enter a red giant phase, its outer layers expanding as the hydrogen fuel in the core is consumed and the core contracts and heats up. We will all die. Fortunately, if you're reading this, you have no real chance of being alive in 5 billion years. But, still sad.
Showing posts with label Aso. Show all posts
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Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Aso, Japan
This photo was taken in 2007 in Aso, Japan. The sun is 150,000,000 kilometers, or 93,206,000 miles from Earth. The sun was formed about 4.6 billion years ago when a hydrogen molecular cloud collapsed. The Sun does not have enough mass to explode as a supernova. Instead, in about 5 billion years, it will enter a red giant phase, its outer layers expanding as the hydrogen fuel in the core is consumed and the core contracts and heats up. We will all die. Fortunately, if you're reading this, you have no real chance of being alive in 5 billion years. But, still sad.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Cows at Mt. Aso
This photo was taken in 2006 at Mt. Aso in Aso, Japan. Cattle roam free around the foothills and mountains of Mt. Aso, which is the largest active volcano in Japan. The central cone group of Aso is made up of five peaks: Mt. Neko, Mt. Taka, Mt. Naka, Mt. Eboshi, and Mt. Kishima. Mt. Naka has the only active crater among the five, but hasn't erupted since 1991.
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