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NASA'S Parker Solar Probe
Mission
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is about to embark on a
historic journey
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to our very own star,
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the Sun.
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Named for
Dr. Eugene N. Parker -
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whose contributions have
revolutionized our understanding
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of the Sun -
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Parker Solar Probe will usher
in a new era of exploration.
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It's a mission of extremes.
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The spacecraft will plunge
through the Sun's atmosphere -
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called the corona -
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and fly closer to the Sun's
surface than any spacecraft
in history -
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more than seven times closer.
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The Sun's surface is hot
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at temperatures exceeding 10,000
degrees fahrenheit -
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but the real surprise is
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its atmoshpere is even hotter,
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300 times hotter.
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Facing the corona's brutal
heat and radiation conditions,
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Parker Solar Probe will finally
provide answers
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to some of the most important
questions
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about how our sun works.
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As Parker Solar Probe speeds
around the Sun
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making these measurements -
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its moving at over 430,000
miles per hour -
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that's like traveling from
New York to Tokyo
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in less than a minute.
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This mission is the culmination
of 60 years' work
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by the best and brightest
scientific and engineering
minds.
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Today, our technology will
let us achieve our dreams.
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To reveal the secrets of the
corona and our sun -
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and to one day help better
protect technology
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from the threats of space
weather.
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In 2018, we will launch
Parker Solar Probe...
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...humanity's first mission
to touch the Sun.
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