Parker Solar Probe Mission Quiz

What is the main goal of NASA's Parker Solar Probe?

• To explore Mars

• To study the Moon

• To visit Jupiter

• To touch the Sun

How close will the Parker Solar Probe get to the Sun's surface?

• 500,000 miles

• 1 million miles

• 4 million miles

• 10 million miles

What will the Parker Solar Probe use to help it create a tighter orbit around the Sun?

• Jupiter

• Earth

• Mars

• Venus

What is the temperature of the Sun's surface?

• 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit

• 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit

• 100,000 degrees Fahrenheit

• 1 million degrees Fahrenheit

How hot can the Sun's corona get?

• 1 million degrees Fahrenheit

• 100,000 degrees Fahrenheit

• 10 million degrees Fahrenheit

• 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit

What is the key component that protects the Parker Solar Probe from the Sun's heat?

• A water cooling system

• A magnetic field

• A thermal protection system

• A metal shield

What material is the thermal protection system made of?

• Steel

• Carbon composites

• Plastic

• Aluminum

What is the temperature on the Sun-facing side of the thermal protection system?

• 570 degrees Fahrenheit

• 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit

• 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit

• 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit

What will happen to the Parker Solar Probe when it runs out of propellant?

• It will continue orbiting the Sun

• It will land on the Sun

• It will burn up

• It will return to Earth

Which sci-fi movie is mentioned in comparison to the Parker Solar Probe mission?

• Interstellar

• The Martian

• Sunshine

• Gravity