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A solar flare is not really a part of the Sun. Instead they are massive eruptions of heat and material from the surface of the sun.
These flares contain the power equal to that of billions of megatons of TNT in shear explosive power. They come
in several types that indicate how large they truly are. The X-Class is largest followed by the m-Class which is followed by the M-Class.
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The last feature of the Sun that will be covered is Solar Wind. These winds are really super heated gases that can not be contained
by the Corona and the Sun's gravity. The wind leaves the Sun at about 400 km/s and always travels away from the Sun.
The winds take about 4 days to reach Earth and are the reason that we get the Northern Lights in the night sky.
Intro / What is the Sun / Sun Stats / Sun Parts 1 / Sun Parts 2 / Sun Parts 3 / View of the Sun / End of the Sun / Bibliography
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