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January 25, 2011
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A coronal mass ejection (CME) in a model; the CME is the gray cloud toward the lower right.
A coronal mass ejection (CME) in a model; the CME is the gray cloud toward the lower right.
Credit: Dusan Odstrcil, George Mason University
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