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Coronal Mass Ejections and Geomagnetic Storms
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What is a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME)?
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A large eruption of plasma and magnetic field from the Sun's corona
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CMEs are sudden and violent eruptions of plasma and magnetic field from the Sun's corona. They can travel through the interplanetary medium and interact with Earth's magnetic field, causing geomagnetic storms.