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Coronal Mass Ejections. North Pocono Middle School NASA Endeavour Team. Coronal Mass Ejections. C oronal M ass E jections, also known as CME’s are explosions in the suns corona that shoot out solar particles . www.plasmaresources.com. Coronal Mass Ejections.
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Coronal Mass Ejections North Pocono Middle School NASA Endeavour Team
Coronal Mass Ejections • Coronal Mass Ejections, also known as CME’s are explosions in the suns corona that shoot out solar particles www.plasmaresources.com
Coronal Mass Ejections • Material is thrown out into the solar wind • These energetic particles can damage satellites or even cause injury to astronauts http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/160614main_cme_what.jpg
Coronal Mass Ejections • CME’s can be dangerous if they hit the earth • The radiation from the CME can affect the earth’s outer layer • The radiation from the Coronal Mass Ejections hits the earth just one minute after it occurs http://cohesion.rice.edu/NaturalSciences/Physics/emplibrary/C2%20Blow%20Left%20Combo%2002.jpg