Solar wind
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| definition | A mass outflow, consisting of protons, electrons, and other subatomic particles, expelled constantly from the solar corona at about 500 km per second. The solar mass-loss rate in this phenomenon amounts to about 2 x 10^-14 solar masses per year, or about 106 tons per second. | ||||||||||||||||
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| contributor | AAS_Frey.Katie original | ||||||||||||||||