On Dec. 24, 2024, Parker Solar Probe:

Made the first of three closest approaches to the Sun

An orbit's closest point to the Sun

What temperature was Parker Solar Probe built to withstand?

Nearly 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit (1,377 Celsius)

Parker Solar Probe is protected from the Sun by these two innovations:

Circulating coolant (just 1 gallon of water), A thick carbon-composite shield

The mission is named for Dr. Eugene N. Parker, who:

Predicted the existence of solar wind

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe launched in 2018 on a mission to unlock the mysteries of:

The Sun's corona and solar wind

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Parker Solar Probe Trivia

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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. Test your Parker Solar Probe knowledge with this quiz from NASA STEM. #NASA Age: 11+ Topics: space, solar system, Sun

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1
On Dec. 24, 2024, Parker Solar Probe:
Deployed a temperature probe
Switched to a reindeer propulsion system
Made the first of three closest approaches to the Sun
Flew close to Mercury
2
How many times will Parker Solar Probe orbit the Sun during its seven-year mission?
24
36
None of the above
12
3
The Parker Solar Probe mission will help scientists understand:
Whether the Sun harbors life
How the Sun affects the Earth
How the Sun maintains its orbit
How the Sun generates sunspots
4
Perihelion is:
An orbit's farthest point from the Sun
An orbit's closest point to the Sun
An ion propulsion system
One orbit around the Sun
5
What temperature was Parker Solar Probe built to withstand?
Just under 950 degrees Farenheit (510 Celcius)
About 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit (538 Celsius)
Over 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit (2,760 Celsius)
Nearly 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit (1,377 Celsius)
6
Parker Solar Probe is protected from the Sun by these two innovations:
Circulating coolant (just 1 gallon of water)
Thermal fabric blankets
A 50-foot-wide umbrella
A thick carbon-composite shield
7
The mission is named for Dr. Eugene N. Parker, who:
Predicted the existence of solar wind
Gave "sunspots" that name
Proposed that all planets in our solar system orbit the Sun
Discovered Earth's radiation belts
8
Which spacecraft was the first ever to touch the Sun?
Perseverance
Parker Solar Probe
Bob's Suncraft
The Helio Dealio
9
Space weather is important because it can:
Affect astronauts in space
Affect satellites' electronics
All of the above
Interfere with spacecraft orbits
10
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe launched in 2018 on a mission to unlock the mysteries of:
Saturn's rings
The Moon's Ocean of Storms
Jupiter's poles
The Sun's corona and solar wind
11
Parker Solar Probe became the first spacecraft to fly through the Sun’s upper atmosphere, called the:
Keep-out sphere
Corona
Outer limits
Solar ellipsoid
12
During the December 2024 perihelion, how close to the Sun’s surface did Parker Solar Probe fly?
3.8 million miles
25,000 miles
500 miles
500,000 miles

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Parker Solar Probe Trivia

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Questions 12

Answers

1
On Dec. 24, 2024, Parker Solar Probe:
Deployed a temperature probe
Switched to a reindeer propulsion system
Made the first of three closest approaches to the Sun
Flew close to Mercury
2
How many times will Parker Solar Probe orbit the Sun during its seven-year mission?
24
36
None of the above
12
3
The Parker Solar Probe mission will help scientists understand:
Whether the Sun harbors life
How the Sun affects the Earth
How the Sun maintains its orbit
How the Sun generates sunspots
4
Perihelion is:
An orbit's farthest point from the Sun
An orbit's closest point to the Sun
An ion propulsion system
One orbit around the Sun
5
What temperature was Parker Solar Probe built to withstand?
Just under 950 degrees Farenheit (510 Celcius)
About 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit (538 Celsius)
Over 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit (2,760 Celsius)
Nearly 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit (1,377 Celsius)
6
Parker Solar Probe is protected from the Sun by these two innovations:
Circulating coolant (just 1 gallon of water)
Thermal fabric blankets
A 50-foot-wide umbrella
A thick carbon-composite shield
7
The mission is named for Dr. Eugene N. Parker, who:
Predicted the existence of solar wind
Gave "sunspots" that name
Proposed that all planets in our solar system orbit the Sun
Discovered Earth's radiation belts
8
Which spacecraft was the first ever to touch the Sun?
Perseverance
Parker Solar Probe
Bob's Suncraft
The Helio Dealio
9
Space weather is important because it can:
Affect astronauts in space
Affect satellites' electronics
All of the above
Interfere with spacecraft orbits
10
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe launched in 2018 on a mission to unlock the mysteries of:
Saturn's rings
The Moon's Ocean of Storms
Jupiter's poles
The Sun's corona and solar wind
11
Parker Solar Probe became the first spacecraft to fly through the Sun’s upper atmosphere, called the:
Keep-out sphere
Corona
Outer limits
Solar ellipsoid
12
During the December 2024 perihelion, how close to the Sun’s surface did Parker Solar Probe fly?
3.8 million miles
25,000 miles
500 miles
500,000 miles