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JOAN CARTAN-HANSEN, HOST:
NO SPACE CRAFT HAS EVER
LANDED ON THE SUN.
IT'S JUST TOO HOT!
BUT THE PARKER SOLAR PROBE WILL
GET PRETTY CLOSE, REACHING THE
SUN'S OUTER EDGE, THE CORONA.
THAT'S WITHIN ABOUT THREE POINT
EIGHT MILLION MILES FROM THE
SUN'S SURFACE.
WHILE THE CORONA CAN BE AS HOT
AS A MILLION DEGREES FAHRENHEIT,
SOME PARTS ARE COOLER.
SO, THE PROBE WILL ONLY HAVE TO
SURVIVE TEMPERATURES OF ABOUT 25
HUNDRED DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
STILL, THAT'S FOUR TIMES AS HOT
AS THE MELTING POINT OF LEAD.
AT ITS CLOSEST APPROACH, THE
PROBE WILL TRAVEL 430,000 MILES
PER HOUR AROUND THE SUN.
IF YOU COULD TRAVEL THAT FAST ON
EARTH, YOU COULD GO FROM
PHILADELPHIA TO WASHINGTON DC IN
ONE SECOND.
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