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Feb 24, 2021 · NASA’s Parker Solar Probe had an up-close view of Venus when it flew by the planet in July 2020. Some of the features seen by scientists are labeled in this annotated image. The dark spot appearing on the lower portion of Venus is an artifact from the WISPR instrument.
- Parker Solar Probe Captures its First Images of Venus ... - NASA
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has taken its first visible light...
- Venus from Parker Solar Probe - Science@NASA
As Parker Solar Probe flew by Venus in February 2021, its...
- Parker Solar Probe Captures its First Images of Venus ... - NASA
Feb 9, 2022 · NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has taken its first visible light images of the surface of Venus from space. Smothered in thick clouds, Venus’ surface is usually shrouded from sight.
Nov 6, 2024 · The probe will orbit the sun "close enough to pass inside a solar eruption, like a surfer diving under a crashing ocean wave," NASA said.
Aug 12, 2018 · NASA's Parker Solar Probe is diving into the Sun’s atmosphere, facing brutal heat and radiation, on a mission to give humanity its first-ever sampling of a star’s atmosphere. On Dec. 14, 2021, NASA announced that Parker had flown through the Sun’s upper atmosphere – the corona – and sampled particles and magnetic fields there.
- United States of America (USA)
- Parker Solar Probe (Solar Probe Plus)
- Solar Orbit
- 1,510 pounds (685 kilograms) at launch
Oct 19, 2021 · NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is speeding in toward the Sun after a swing past Venus on Oct. 16, 2021, successfully using the planet’s gravity to shape its path for its next closest approach to our star. This was the fifth of seven planned Venus gravity assists.
Feb 9, 2022 · NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has taken its first visible light images of the surface of Venus from space. Smothered in thick clouds, Venus’ surface is usually shrouded from sight.
As Parker Solar Probe flew by Venus in February 2021, its WISPR instrument captured these images, strung into a video, showing the nightside surface of the planet. NASA explores the unknown in air and space, innovates for the benefit of humanity, and inspires the world through discovery.