Is it possible for a solar flare to reach Mercury? If so, has it happened?

Subject: Is it possible for a solar flare to reach Mercury? If so, has it happened?

Date: Wed Mar 13 16:09:00 2002
Posted by Kira
Grade level: 10-12 School: Lincoln High School
City: Lincoln State/Province: Rhode Island Country: United States
Area of science: Astronomy
ID: 1016053740.As

Message:


The reason I am asking this question is because we are studying astronomy in 
class and a question was asked if a solar flare could reach Mercury. The 
teacher didn't have an answer for this and I was just wondering if it actually 
could happen.

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