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DescriptionSources of solar wind.gif	English: The solar wind emanates from features on the Sun. Scientists are working to pin down its exact origins and suspect these three features as likely sources: dark and cool regions called coronal holes, active regions, which are characterized by strong magnetic fields, and coronal streamers, which extend as long structures in the Sun’s upper atmosphere.
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Source	https://science.nasa.gov/sun/what-is-the-solar-wind/
Author	NASA

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