Open AccessFirst Spacecraft to Touch the Sun Awaiting Launch
Author(s) -
Kimberly Cartier
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2018eo104269
Subject(s) - spacecraft , corona (planetary geology) , aerospace engineering , solar wind , physics , astrobiology , shield , astronomy , environmental science , engineering , meteorology , magnetic field , geology , petrology , quantum mechanics , venus
The Parker Solar Probe will study the Sun’s corona and its electric and magnetic fields, as well as the mechanisms that drive the solar wind, all from behind an advanced protective heat shield.