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solar motionpeculiar velocityThe velocity of the Sun through space, relative to the local standard of rest. The solar motion is U = -9 kilometers per second, V = +12 kilometers per second, and W = +7 kilometers per second.
Evershed effectsolar motionThe radial motion outward (from the central umbra) of the gases in the penumbral regions of sunspots.

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