Space exploration began with the launch of Sputnik and Astrophysics was born as the application of physics to the phenomena observed by Astronomy, which etymologically means laws of the stars.
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| Flocculi Sing. Flocculus |
A fine mottled pattern seen on the Sun when the solar chromosphere is imaged in monochromatic light, such as the light of singly ionized calcium.
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