When to Use the Parker Solar Probe 3D Explorer
Open the Parker Solar Probe 3D Explorer when you want a fast, real-dates answer to how a spacecraft actually gets close enough to the Sun to touch it, and how close NASA's Parker Solar Probe really got.
Sessions this explorer fits
Students and teachers explaining gravity-assist trajectory design, readers who want the real numbers behind "fastest human-made object ever" instead of a headline without a source, and anyone curious how a heat shield keeps a spacecraft alive a few million miles from the Sun's surface all get a direct answer here.
Sessions this explorer does not fit
Sessions this page does not fit are learning about the Sun's own internal structure, which is on the Sun Structure 3D Explorer; or comparing a different real spacecraft's endgame at a different destination, which is on the Cassini Grand Finale 3D Explorer. Walk through the controls in the step-by-step guide.
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