The major feature that distinguishes a sunspot from other regions on the Sun is
A) its faster rotation around the Sun's axis than neighboring regions that actually produce the spot.
B) its very powerful magnetic field.
C) its much higher emission of light.
D) the coronal hole that always exists above it.
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