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INSIGHT.(University of California/San Diego's Center for Astrophysics and Space Science conducting plasma and magnetic fields research)(Technology Information)

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| July 01, 2001 | Mahoney, Diana Phillips | COPYRIGHT 2001 PennWell Publishing Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

gone with the wind. That's what happens to the vast structures of plasma and magnetic fields called coronal mass ejections (CME) that are expelled from the sun into the heliosphere. Propelled by the solar wind, the structures spiral through the inner solar system, instigating major interplanetary particle events and geomagnetic storms. The combination of the outward motion of the plasma clouds and the rotation of the sun and its magnetic field often results in a pinwheel-shape ...

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