solar wind
English
Noun
solar wind (plural solar winds)
- (astronomy) The outflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space. Because of the high temperature of the particles of the corona, they are moving at speeds higher than the solar escape velocity.
Coordinate terms
Translations
outflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
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See also
- solar magnetosphere
- heliosphere
- heliosheath
- heliopause
- termination shock
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