Parker Solar Probe Towards its Ultimate Perihelion

  • Released Monday, November 25, 2024
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Parker Solar Probe is making its final planned orbits around the Sun.

On Wednesday, November 6, 2024, NASA's Parker Solar Probe completed it's final Venus gravity assist maneuver, passing within 233 miles (376 kilometers) of Venus' surface. The flyby adjusted Parker's trajectory into its final orbital configuration, bringing the spacecraft to within an unprecedented 3.86 million miles from the solar surface on December 24, 2024. It will be the closest any human-made object has been to the Sun.

A wide-view tour of the final phases of Parker Solar Probe, from the last Venus flyby on November 6, 2024 to the closest perihelion on December 24, 2024.

A chase-camera view of the final phases of Parker Solar Probe, from the last Venus flyby on November 6, 2024 to the closest perihelion on December 24, 2024.

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This page was originally published on Monday, November 25, 2024.
This page was last updated on Friday, December 27, 2024 at 12:19 AM EST.

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