3.83m
miles
27m miles
Sun 0.86m miles across
Parker Solar Probe
closest approach
Helios 2 (1976)
previous record holder
Position on
4 December 2019
The probe has already made three passes at about 15m miles
Earth
Sun
Mercury
Venus
Launch 12 August 2018
Closest approach, 3.83m miles from the sun’s surface
Parker Solar Probe closest approach
Helios 2 (1976) previous record holder
Sun 0.86m miles across
3.83m miles
27m miles
Earth
The probe has already made three passes at about 15m miles
Sun
Mercury
Position on
4 December 2019
Closest approach, 3.83m miles from the sun’s surface
Venus
Launch 12 August 2018