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coronal mass ejection
outflow
solar magnetosphere
temperature
interwind
comet
magnetosphere
bow shock
coronal hole
particle
termination shock
charge
heliosheath
heliopause
escape velocity
stellar wind
tail
icme
heliosphere
space
corona
geospace
energy
Definitions:
Noun
solar wind
Definition: a stream of protons moving radially from the sun
Definition: 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.