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From: Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com>
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Subject: xkcd: Sun Avoidance
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2024 14:40:35 -0600
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xkcd: Sun Avoidance
    https://www.xkcd.com/3029/

“The comic shows the end of a table of human missions, both terrestrial 
and space-based, ranked by how far they stayed away from the Sun.”

“This comic was posted the day after December 24, 2024, when the Parker 
Solar Probe made its closest approach to the Sun. As a result, it has 
set a new record for the worst failure in solar avoidance. This mission 
needs to be really close to the Sun so it can make close-up analysis of 
its corona and magnetic field. It has been engineered with special solar 
shields to protect it from the extreme heat and radiation.”

Explained at:
    https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3029:_Sun_Avoidance

Lynn