The Sun Is Stranger Than Astrophysicists Imagined

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[–]Tom_Bombadil 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

The poles are changing on Earth, as well.

They appear to be converging, and accelerating in their movement.

Their direction of movement continues, then that would converge near Indonesia.

[–]magnora7 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-c7f0ba3883371bda0ffde9cc44d294b8

I've read that the North pole on Earth is moving faster and faster too. And we're "overdue" for a pole flip on earth, it's been like 800k years without one and on average they last 200k years or something like that.

[–]Tom_Bombadil 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

That map is from 2010. In 9 years it's already passed the graphic North Pole and beyond Canadian territory claims.

Recent movement history of the South Pole.

[–]magnora7 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Interesting, I've never seen a south pole one before. Thanks!