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  1. Cosmic radiation is streams of high-energy
  2. particles from outer space, consisting of 
  3. protons, alpha particles, and light nuclei,
  4. which collide with atomic nuclei in the 
  5. Earth's atmosphere, and produce secondary 
  6. nuclear particles (chiefly mesons, such as
  7. pions and muons) that shower the Earth. 
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  9. Subject by: Mervin Dykes
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