coronal mass ejection

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Term: coronal mass ejection
Definition:

An outflow of plasma from or through the solar corona. CMEs are often, but not always, associated with erupting prominences, disappearing solar filaments, and/or flares.  CMEs vary widely in structure, density, and velocity.  Large and fast CMEs can approach densities of 1016 g and velocities of 2000 km/s.  Earth impacting CMEs can result in significant geomagnetic storms.

Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
Contributed by Ryan McGranaghan
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