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The Parker Solar Probe is steadily approaching the sun in every orbit, in the 15th month since the mission began. This time, the probe released the data collected through the second periphery reached online.
The Parker Solar Probe has orbited three times since its launch on August 12, 2018. NASA has released data collected from the first two tracks. This collection of data, including Winshi data files and graphs, was recently published online.
The Parker Solar Probe is pointing at a place no spacecraft has ever been to. Collecting an unprecedented kind of data in the process. It has already reached close proximity to the sun by artefacts, but it is also achieving records at flight speed. Scientifically important, the probe is conducting observations in or around the corona around the sun. The data is expected to provide detailed insights into the sun and its structure and improve the ability to predict cosmic weather such as harmful solar storms.
NASA explains that this release of data not only contributes to the success of the scientific community and mission, but also provides opportunities for new discoveries.
The probe is observing the solar wind using special equipment onboard. The data uploaded this time can be viewed on several websites (NASA Space Physics Data Facility, Solar Data Analysis Center, APL Parker Solar Probe Gateway).
This data includes observations made by the probe at the nearest or farthest periphery and farthest point of the Sun in orbit between October 31 and November 12, 2018 and March 30 to April 9 this year. Based on the periphery, it was passing 24.8 million kilometers from the sun’s surface. For reference, the closest planet to the Sun is Mercury, but its periphery is about 46 million kilometers.
The Parker Solar Probe has already completed 3 solar tours, but 21 times remain. The fourth peripic point is reached on January 29 next year, and the speed of passing through 19.4 million kilometers from the sun is expected to reach more than 109 km/sec.
The Parker Solar Probe will soon reach a point at a distance of 6.4 million kilometers from the Sun, which means it cannot withstand enormous amounts of heat and radiation energy. It’s about 2025, but until this point, we will continue to collect huge amounts of data. Related information can be found here .
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