... The Big Corona . ... Most photographs don't adequately portray the magnificence of the Sun's corona. Seeing the corona first-hand during a total solar eclipse is best. ... Stereo Sun . ... The relative average abundance in our Solar System appears higher than can be made in the early universe, in stars, and even in typical supernova explosions. ... Barsoom . ... Yes, I have been to Barsoom again ..." begins John Carter in Edgar Rice Burroughs' 1913 science fiction classic "The Gods of Mars". ...