What is the average velocity of a Coronal Mass Ejection?

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What is the average velocity of a Coronal Mass Ejection?

2006-10-25 10:18:24 · 3 answers · asked by abcdefghi 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space

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According to NASA, a CME travels at 1.5 million miles per hour, which is 2000 times the speed of sound, but only about 1/500 the speed of light, which is 669,600,000 mph. Since Earth is an average of 91.5 million miles from the Sun, a CME takes 91.5 / 1.5 = 61 hours, or about two and a half days, to travel to us from the Sun, at which point it can cause spectacular aurorae.

2006-11-01 02:24:40 · answer #1 · answered by DavidK93 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

The velocity averages 3/4 Impulse, or about 3/4 the speed of light. 300000kps.

2006-10-25 13:12:41 · answer #2 · answered by hrwwtp 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋

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2006-10-25 10:29:39 · answer #3 · answered by picopico 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋