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Science 3 October 2008:
Vol. 322. no. 5898, pp. 51 - 52
DOI: 10.1126/science.1148787
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Perspectives

ASTRONOMY:
The Shining Make-Up of Our Star

Martin Asplund

A revision to the chemical composition of the Sun based on models of its outer atmosphere is at odds with our understanding of its inner workings.

Max Planck Institut für Astrophysik, Garching, Germany. E-mail: masplund{at}mpa-garching.mpg.de

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