CORONAL MASS EJECTION

Domain	Definition
Geography	A Sun thermal phenomenon. Source: European Union. (references)
Physics	(or CME) Sporatic ejection of plasma and magnetic field from the Sun, usually observed by optical telescopes with the Sun blocked off. An event can eject tens of trillions of tons of predominantly hydrogen plasma at hundreds of killometers per second, sometimes reaching more than 1000 km/s. Also called solar mass ejection. (references)
Space	A huge cloud of hot plasma, occasionally expelled from the Sun. It may accelerate ions and electrons and may travel through interplanetary space as far as the Earth�s orbit and beyond it, often preceded by a shock front. When the shock reaches Earth, a magnetic storm may result. (CME). (references)
	(CME)a huge cloud of hot plasma, occasionally expelled from the Sun. It may accelerate ions and electrons and may travel through interplanetary space as far as the Earth�s orbit and beyond it, often preceded by a shock front. When the shock reaches Earth, a magnetic storm may result. (references)
	A vast region of hot, dense, and high speed solar wind propagating away from the Sun. (CME). (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Specialty Definition: Coronal mass ejection

A coronal mass ejection is a solar event which can emit a relatively large burst of electrons and protons. On Earth, such ejections can deplete the ozone layer and cause particularly strong polar aurora. These events can disrupt radio transmissions; and damage satellites and electrical transmission lines.

Anagrams: CORONAL MASS EJECTION

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