Solar wind · ~300–500 km/s
The Slow Solar Wind
The denser, more variable component of the solar wind — around three to five hundred kilometres per second — associated with the streamer belt near the solar equator. Its exact sources and release mechanisms are still being pinned down by close-in missions.
Highlights
- ›~400 km/s from the streamer belt
The Sun, its layers & phenomena
Across solar physics
Knowledge connections
- Associated withCoronal Streamer
- Associated withThe Sun
- Associated withSolar Wind
- Associated withCoronal Streamer
- Associated withThe Parker Spiral
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.