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Besides the Earth, does the sun have any other effects on other planets when there are solar flares, prominences, or winds?

April 26, 2017earth flares planets prominences solar Sun winds

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Besides the Earth, does the sun have any other effects on other planets when there are solar flares, prominences, or winds?

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Yes, we recently published a paper on “Space Weather on Mercury”. Venus and Mars don’t have magnetic fields, but solar activity can cause heating of their upper atmospheres and extra ionization of their ionospheres. And, of course, the Sun has major effects on comets and their tails! Dr.