Eruptionen auf der Oberfläche der Sonne schleudern Plasma ins Weltall, das in Form eines Sonnensturms die Erde treffen kann. | Heute.at

Eruptionen auf der Oberfläche der Sonne schleudern Plasma ins Weltall, das in Form eines Sonnensturms die Erde treffen kann.

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Download von www.picturedesk.com am 17.06.2024 (14:56). Illustration of a coronal mass ejection impacting the Earth's atmosphere. These events, CMEs for short, are powerful releases of solar charged particles (plasma) and magnetic field, travelling on the solar wind. When a CME hits Earth, it can cause a geomagnetic storm which disrupts the planet's magnetosphere, our radio transmissions and electrical power lines. They can damage artificial satellites and cause long-lasting power outages. Humans in orbit are also very vulnerable to these events, whose high-energy particles are not shield by typical spacecraft. - 20211214_PD0719 - Rechteinfo: Royalty Free (RF)