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Spacecraft (green trajectory) on their way from the Earth (blue orbit) to Mars (red orbit) risk being hit by energetic events from the Sun, such as X-rays, energetic protons (blue streaks), and material from Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) (red blobs). The spiral lines from the Sun represent the magnetic field lines 'frozen' into the solar wind. Note: Movie of spacecraft on an Earth-to-Mars trajectory. Animator: Tom Bridgman (GST), Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC). Scientist: Dan Spicer (NASA/GSFC).
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