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- DictionarySo·lar wind/ˈsōlər wind/
noun
- 1. the continuous flow of charged particles from the sun which permeates the solar system.
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- Solar wind
Stream of charged particles released from the Sun
The solar wind is a stream of charged particles released from the upper atmosphere of the Sun, called the corona. This plasma mostly consists of electrons, protons and alpha particles with kinetic energy between 0.5 and 10 keV. The composition of the solar wind plasma also includes a mixture of materials found in the solar plasma: trace amounts of heavy ions and atomic nuclei of elements such as c... Wikipedia
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