(of solar wind velocity)

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• Solar wind — For other uses, see Solar wind (disambiguation). The solar wind is a stream of charged particles ejected from the upper atmosphere of the Sun. It mostly consists of electrons and protons with energies usually between 1.5 and 10 keV. The stream of …   Wikipedia

• solar wind — an emanation from the sun s corona consisting of a flow of charged particles, mainly electrons and protons, that interacts with the magnetic field of the earth and other planetary bodies. [1955 60] * * * Flux of particles, chiefly protons,… …   Universalium

• Solar Wind —    A flow of plasma leaving the Sun. Solar Sails can be pushed by this wind and help propel spaceships. The sails are huge and offer very slow acceleration. The average velocity of the Solar Wind is almost 350 kilometers (217 miles) per second.… …   The writer's dictionary of science fiction, fantasy, horror and mythology

• solar wind — noun 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 …   Wiktionary

• High-Speed Solar Wind —    A flow of high speed plasma leaving the Sun. The average velocity of the Solar Wind is almost 350 kilometers (217 miles) per second. Holes in the Sun s Corona allow for regions of much stronger Solar Winds called High Speed Solar Wind Streams …   The writer's dictionary of science fiction, fantasy, horror and mythology

• Solar sail — Solar sails (also called light sails or photon sails, especially when they use light sources other than the Sun) are a proposed form of spacecraft propulsion using large membrane mirrors. Radiation pressure is about 10 5 Pa at Earth s distance… …   Wikipedia

• Solar Probe Plus — Artist s concept of NASA s Solar Probe Plus Operator NASA / Applied Physics Laboratory Mission type Orbiter …   Wikipedia

• Wind shear — Wind shear, sometimes referred to as windshear or wind gradient, is a difference in wind speed and direction over a relatively short distance in the atmosphere. Wind shear can be broken down into vertical and horizontal components, with… …   Wikipedia

• Wind-powered vehicle — Wind powered vehicles have traditionally been associated with seafaring vehicles that, until the advent of steam engines, relied primarily upon winds which were used to drive the sails of such vehicles to their destinations. In the Western world …   Wikipedia

• Wind — For other uses, see Wind (disambiguation). Wind, from the …   Wikipedia

• Solar and Heliospheric Observatory — Infobox Space telescope name = Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) caption = organization = ESA / NASA alt names = nssdc id = location = L1 orbit type = height = 1.5×106 km (heliocentric) period = 1 Earth year velocity = accel gravity =… …   Wikipedia