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For metric system people, if the Sun and the Earth were 1 meter apart, the probe would get as close as 11cm from the Sun. (site writes: "If Earth was at one en
by bisRepetita 5y ago
For metric system people, if the Sun and the Earth were 1 meter apart, the probe would get as close as 11cm from the Sun.
(site writes: "If Earth was at one end of a yard-stick and the Sun on the other, Parker Solar Probe will make it to within four inches of the solar surface.")
- omegalulw 5y agoThe original phrasing is more accurate. "Earth and sun being ... apart" doesnt tell you if you are measuring from the center or surface.
- chmod775 5y ago> "Earth and sun being ... apart" doesnt tell you if you are measuring from the center or surface. Typically in the English language that is understood as surface to surface.
- mcv 5y agoBut that's not really touching the sun, is it?
- marcosdumay 5y agoYes, it is. The Sun is a very large ball of gas with a small one of something that is not gas on the middle (and a gradient between them). This goes well inside the large ball of gas.
- cecilpl2 5y agoThe sun doesn't have a solid surface like the Earth - it is a ball of gas that gets progressively less dense as it transitions to vacuum.
- kitd 5y agoBut it's getting closer with each pass, and that distance will be down to 4cm by 2025.
- spookthesunset 5y ago11cm is still a long ways away. It's crazy how close yet so far everything is.