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How will Parker Solar Probe study the Sun?

The Parker Solar Probe in the clean room at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory.
Credit: JHU-APL/NASA
Levels
  • Advanced (9-12+)
  • Intermediate (6-8)
  • Introductory (K-5)
Material Type
  • Activity/Hands-on
  • Article/Informative Text
Heliophysics Big Ideas
  • Big Idea 1.2 – The Sun is active…
NGSS
  • PS3 - Energy
  • ESS1 - Earth's Place in the Universe
Heliophysics Topics
  • Corona
  • Sunspot
  • Sun
  • Energy
Heliophysics Missions
  • Parker Solar Probe
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Language English

Parker has gotten closer to the Sun than any other spacecraft. This slide deck presents investigations and resources for looking at how Parker will study the Sun and survive.