Coronal mass ejection in June 2013 – a year of heightened solar activity

Coronal mass ejection in June 2013, a year of heightened solar activity
Coronal mass ejection in June 2013 – a year of heightened solar activity
On 20 June 2013, the Sun erupted with a coronal mass ejection, hurling billions of tonnes of particles into space and towards Earth at a speed of some 2170 kilometres per second.
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NASA/Goddard/SDO