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Sun-Earth Day 2008: Space Weather Around the World

Sun-Earth Day 2008: Space Weather Around the World

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Figure 3 - March 29, 2006 total solar eclipse (Courtesy - Fred Espenak)

Figure 3 - March 29, 2006 total solar eclipse (Courtesy - Fred Espenak)

Space Weather Fact

The fastest coronal mass ejection was recorded on August 4, 1972 and traveled from the sun to earth in 14.6 hours - a speed of nearly 10 million kilometers per hour!

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