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Imagine the Sun as a ball 1 mile in diameter. If you flew a probe by the Sun that never got closer than 4 miles away (4 diameters) would you describe it as "int
by dreamcompiler 2y ago
Imagine the Sun as a ball 1 mile in diameter. If you flew a probe by the Sun that never got closer than 4 miles away (4 diameters) would you describe it as "into the Sun?"
Neither would I.
Sure, it's close enough to get very hot. But it's not into the sun.
- ozim 2y agoI would argue that is also most “into the sun” we can reasonably get.
- tedd4u 2y agoI think NASA is saying it's already gone well inside the Alfvén surface and so that qualifies as basically "into the suns atmosphere." [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfvén_surface https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfvén_surface