Parker Solar Probe 3d Model. Psp202012 0636 svg parker solar probe mission trajectory and current position parker solar probe distance from sun future orbit past orbit 250 200 150 100 50 0 distance from sun s surface r s 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 days from launch mercury venus earth solar probe parker heliocentric velocity km s. Jpl infographics sls big.
To perform its unprecedented investigations the parker solar probe and its instruments are protected from the sun by a 4 5 inch thick 11 43 cm carbon composite shield which can withstand temperatures reaching nearly 2 500 degrees fahrenheit 1 377 celsius. Nasa science solar system exploration. Nasa visualization technology applications and development vtad published.
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Parker solar probe will travel through the suns atmosphere closer to the surface than any spacecraft before it facing brutal heat and radiation conditions and ultimately providing humanity with the closest ever observations of a star. A 3d model of nasa s parker solar probe. 3d printing in space. Nasa s historic parker solar probe mission will revolutionize our understanding of the sun where changing conditions can propagate out into the solar system affecting earth and other worlds.
