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If a Coronal Mass Ejection Occurred on the Sun and Ejected

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If a coronal mass ejection occurred on the Sun and ejected particles toward the Earth that traveled at the speed of 1,000 km/s,how long would it take them to reach Earth?
If a coronal mass ejection occurred on the Sun and ejected particles toward the Earth that traveled at the speed of 1,000 km/s,how long would it take them to reach Earth?

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Using v = d/t and d = 1 AU = 1...

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