A typical granule on the surface of the Sun is
A) about 1000 km across and lasts for a few minutes.
B) a few thousand kilometers across and lasts for about two solar rotations.
C) about 30,000 km across and lasts for several hours.
D) only about 50 km across and cannot be seen from Earth without special equipment.
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