The corona is extremely hot - start thinking about it in millions of degrees, and it's also the birthplace of solar wind. Instead of blowing dust around, it carries 1 million tons of gas particles past the planets and into the galaxy. Winterhalter is examining the effects of the solar wind and the particles on Mars using the Mars Global Surveyor - a spacecraft that maps Mars. He also feels the best way to study these winds is to go to the source. Stellar winds, winds from other suns also pass through our neighborhood.
Some scientists think stellar winds bring the ingredients necessary for building galaxies.
Particles blowing past earth can been seen in the form of auroras. Now that's a true sun worshipper.