<P> The solar wind is a stream of charged particles released from the upper atmosphere of the Sun , called the corona . This plasma consists of mostly electrons , protons and alpha particles with kinetic energy between 0.5 and 10 keV . Embedded within the solar - wind plasma is the interplanetary magnetic field . The solar wind varies in density , temperature and speed over time and over solar latitude and longitude . Its particles can escape the Sun 's gravity because of their high energy resulting from the high temperature of the corona , which in turn is a result of the coronal magnetic field . </P>
<P> The solar wind is a stream of charged particles released from the upper atmosphere of the Sun , called the corona . This plasma consists of mostly electrons , protons and alpha particles with kinetic energy between 0.5 and 10 keV . Embedded within the solar - wind plasma is the interplanetary magnetic field . The solar wind varies in density , temperature and speed over time and over solar latitude and longitude . Its particles can escape the Sun 's gravity because of their high energy resulting from the high temperature of the corona , which in turn is a result of the coronal magnetic field . </P>
what is made up of charged particles that continually escape from the corona
what is made up of charged particles that continually escape from the corona
solar wind
solar wind