How much energy does the coronal mass ejection loose as it approaches a distance like the Earth's orbit?
It does not lose any energy as it approaches a distance.
A CME comes from a small portion of the sun but as it travels through space, since it is not focused, the distance between photons increases.
As can been seen from the figure above, the CME radiation is deflected, for the most part, by the earths electro-magnetic field. The amount of radiation arriving at the Earth varies with the size and placement of the CME and so there are many variables to consider with regard to just how much radiation reaches earth.
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A coronal mass ejection's (CME) energy loss as it gets closer to an orbital distance such as Earth's varies greatly depending on a number of factors, including the CME's initial energy, mass, speed, and the density of the solar wind it encounters along the way. Precise calculations of these parameters would require extensive knowledge of them, but in general, a CME loses energy gradually as it propagates through space due to interactions with the surrounding solar wind and magnetic fields.
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When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.
When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.
When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.
When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.
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