Coronal Mass Ejection Soared off in the Direction of Venus and Mars (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Coronal Mass Ejection Soared off in the Direction of Venus and Mars

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On July 1, 2013, the sun erupted with a coronal mass ejection, or CME -- shown here as the lighter-colored gas moving off to the left -- which soared off in the direction of Venus and Mars. This image was captured by the joint ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory.

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Image Credit: ESA and NASA/SOHO

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