If a Coronal Mass Ejection Occurred on the Sun and Ejected

question 71

Essay

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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