Artists impression of PSP approaching the Alfven surface.jpg

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Description	English: Artist’s impression of Parker Solar Probe approaching the Alfvén critical surface, which marks the end of the solar atmosphere and the beginning of the solar wind. Parker Solar Probe’s crossing into this zone in April 2021 means the spacecraft has “touched the Sun” for the first time.
Date	14 December 2021, 10:59:52
Source	https://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/Multimedia/Images.php
Author	NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Ben Smith

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