Solar flares - Revision history

RichardWSmith: Emphasized the radiation danger of CME, more discussion on how to handle them.

2022-05-27T14:57:50Z

Emphasized the radiation danger of CME, more discussion on how to handle them.

RichardWSmith: Added link.

2022-05-27T14:46:01Z

Added link.

Michel Lamontagne at 19:23, 28 August 2020

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Jburk at 23:52, 17 December 2018

2018-12-17T23:52:16Z

Jarogers2001: /* External Links */

2008-03-16T03:59:52Z

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Jarogers2001: /* External Links */

2008-03-16T03:58:08Z

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Jarogers2001: Windows to the Universe: Solar Flares

2008-03-16T03:47:08Z

Windows to the Universe: Solar Flares

Ioneill at 02:53, 12 October 2007

2007-10-12T02:53:16Z

Ioneill: adding image

2007-05-13T02:14:04Z

adding image

Ioneill at 01:57, 13 May 2007

2007-05-13T01:57:03Z

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 [[Image:Flare.jpg|thumb|300px|right|A flaring coronal loop system on the surface of the Sun]]
-'''Solar flares''' are energetic, impulsive, magnetically triggered events on the surface of the [[Sun]] and low in the corona. A flare event may lead to [[Coronal Mass Ejections]] being expelled into interplanetary space.
+'''Solar flares''' are energetic, impulsive, magnetically triggered events on the surface of the [[Sun]] and low in the corona. A flare event may lead to [[Coronal Mass Ejections]] (CME) being expelled into interplanetary space.  CME direct a huge number of charged particles in a 'narrow' stream away from the sun, and are a real [[Radiation]] danger if they hit you.
-Solar flares are important for Mars as they create a radiation load that can be important both for transportation to Mars and for martian settlements.  Large solar flares may require the use of a [[Storm shelter|radiation shelter]], in particular for space transportation.  On the martian surface, solar flares are part of the [[radiation]] load that governs the design of [[Radiation shielding|radiation shielding]].
+Solar flares are important for Mars as they create a dangerous radiation spike that can be important both for transportation to Mars and for martian settlements.  Large solar flares may require the use of a [[Storm shelter|radiation shelter]], in particular for space transportation.  On the martian surface, solar flares are part of the [[radiation]] load that governs the design of [[Radiation shielding|radiation shielding]].  Habitat designers might choose to have enough shielding everywhere to handle a huge Coronal Mass Ejection (CME), which is difficult & expensive, or have lower radiation protection everywhere, but build a small volume of high protection to protect people during a CME.
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 '''Solar flares''' are energetic, impulsive, magnetically triggered events on the surface of the [[Sun]] and low in the corona. A flare event may lead to [[Coronal Mass Ejections]] being expelled into interplanetary space.
-Solar flares are important for Mars as they create a radiation load that can be important both for transportation to Mars and for martian settlements.  Large solar flares may require the use of a radiation shelter, in particular for space transportation.  On the martian surface, solar flares are part of the [[radiation]] load that governs the design of [[Radiation shielding|radiation shielding]].
+Solar flares are important for Mars as they create a radiation load that can be important both for transportation to Mars and for martian settlements.  Large solar flares may require the use of a [[Storm shelter|radiation shelter]], in particular for space transportation.  On the martian surface, solar flares are part of the [[radiation]] load that governs the design of [[Radiation shielding|radiation shielding]].
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 [[Image:Flare.jpg|thumb|300px|right|A flaring coronal loop system on the surface of the Sun]]
 '''Solar flares''' are energetic, impulsive, magnetically triggered events on the surface of the [[Sun]] and low in the corona. A flare event may lead to [[Coronal Mass Ejections]] being expelled into interplanetary space.
 ==External Links==
 *[http://www.windows.ucar.edu/spaceweather/sun_earth4.html Windows to the Universe: Solar Flares.]
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 ==External Links==
 *[http://www.windows.ucar.edu/spaceweather/sun_earth4.html Windows to the Universe: Solar Flares.]
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	'''Solar flares''' are energetic, impulsive, magnetically triggered events on the surface of the [[Sun]] and low in the corona. A flare event may lead to [[Coronal Mass Ejections]] being expelled into interplanetary space.		'''Solar flares''' are energetic, impulsive, magnetically triggered events on the surface of the [[Sun]] and low in the corona. A flare event may lead to [[Coronal Mass Ejections]] being expelled into interplanetary space.