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Yes, the Sun is much larger than our Moon. It is, by far, the largest object in our solar system It is a strange fact that the sun is 400 times larger than the Moon in diameter. The Moon is 400 times closer to us. The result is that the two discs look equal in diameter and this accounts for the total eclipse of the Sun.

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