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The article puts some numbers on it, as well: > That means that while Parker Solar Probe will be traveling through a space with temperatures of several million
by pcl 5y ago
The article puts some numbers on it, as well:
> That means that while Parker Solar Probe will be traveling through a space with temperatures of several million degrees, the surface of the heat shield that faces the Sun will only get heated to about 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit (about 1,400 degrees Celsius).
- cableshaft 5y agoI'm a little curious how they were able to determine this before even sending a craft there and measuring it and have a high degree of confidence in its accuracy.