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Astronomical 1

Solar Wind Speed (typical)

vsw=400,000 m/sv_{\mathrm{sw}} = 400,000\ \text{m/s}

m/sTypical speed of the solar wind at Earth's orbit, about 400 km/s; the slow and fast streams range from roughly 300 to 800 km/s.