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About how fast does the solar wind flow out from the Sun?

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  1. About 4 km per second
  2. About 400 km per second
  3. About 300,000 km per second

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  1. Astronomy 2e, 15.1 The Structure and Composition of the Sun openstax.org/books/astronomy-2e/pages/15-1-the-structure-and-composition-of-the-sun Checked 2026-10-10.

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