toast Posted May 3, 2021 #1 Share Posted May 3, 2021 (edited) Quote At closest approach (called perihelion) on Sept. 27 (2020), Parker Solar Probe came within about 8.4 million miles (13.5 million kilometers) of the Sun’s surface — less than one-tenth of the distance between Earth and the Sun — while reaching a top speed of 289,927 miles per hour (466,592 kilometers per hour), breaking its own records for speed and solar distance. NASA Edited May 3, 2021 by toast 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L.A.T.1961 Posted May 3, 2021 #2 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Impressive. So the problem for tonight is how to turn this velocity in to solar escape velocity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted May 6, 2021 #3 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Amazing craft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seti42 Posted May 6, 2021 #4 Share Posted May 6, 2021 The only manmade thing that's faster is BS spreading across social media. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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