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Helioseismology is a subdiscipline of astrophysics that analyzes oscillations observed on the Sun’s surface to study its internal structure chemical composition and internal dynamics. The term is derived from the combination of “helios” meaning Sun and “seismology” the study of Earth’s internal structure using seismic waves. Similar to how seismology examines the paths of earthquake-induced waves through Earth’s layers helioseismology provides indirect information about the Sun’s interior by ana