The solar wind is almost entirely ionized gas:
A) escaping through coronal holes.
B) escaping from X-ray-bright regions of the solar corona.
C) flung out from solar flares.
D) flung out from the Sun's equatorial region by the centrifugal force due to the Sun's rotation.
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