Final Venus Flyby sets up Parker Solar Probe for closest sun skim

Final Venus Flyby sets up Parker Solar Probe for closest sun skim

Space Daily

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Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 05, 2024

On Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, NASA's Parker Solar Probe will complete its final Venus gravity assist maneuver, passing within 233 miles (376 km) of Venus' surface. The flyby will adjust Parker's trajectory into its final orbital configuration, bringing the spacecraft to within an unprecedented 3.86 million miles of the solar surface on Dec. 24, 2024. It will be the closest any human made object ha

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