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Solar Wind

In Our Time: Science

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The Differences Between Fast and Slow Solar Wind

The fast solar wind travels at about 2 million miles an hour. The difference is where it's coming from on the sun, which has open magnetic fields. Slow solar wind comes from more like the equator of the sun.

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