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Spacecraft attempts closest-ever
approach to Sun
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Rcbecca Morclle
Alison Francis
Science Editor
Senior Science Journalist
NASA
Produced and launched by NASA in 2018
space probe parker
Among the creations created by mankind
closest to the sun
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Solar probe touches Sun’s outer atmosphere
Parker Solar Probeis now only 3.8 million miles from the Sun
Mercury
Venus
Earth
36 million
67 million
93 million
miles
miles
miles
Objects not shown to scale
Source: NASA
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Parker will approach 6.2 million kilometers from the sun.
This is roughly how far away
Assuming the distance between the sun and earth is 1m
It is only 4cm away from the sun.
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Parker is about 11.5cm thick.
Made of state-of-the-art high-strength composite carbon alloy
It can withstand the high temperature and radiation emitted from the sun.
It will be very difficult
Therefore, Parker approached the sun as quickly as possible and then
I plan to leave as quickly as possible.
In this process, Parker
It can be expressed as “falling toward the sun.”
It will approach the sun at tremendous speed.
The speed is about 700,000 km/h.
It will be faster than any other creature created by mankind.
If Parker survives safely
The signal is scheduled to be sent at 5 o’clock on December 28th.
With this exploration, scientists discovered the Sun’s exosphere,
I hope you can obtain valuable information about the corona zone.