What is the source of the solar wind?
A) gas flung out from solar flares
B) gas escaping from x-ray-bright regions of the solar corona
C) gas flung out from the Sun's equatorial region by the centrifugal force due to the Sun's rotation
D) gas escaping through coronal holes
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