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Message 2144487 - Posted: 27 Dec 2024, 10:52:10 UTC

The Parker Solar Probe has survived it's low pass into the Sun's atmosphere - travelling at around 430,000 mph, wile being "gently cooked" at about 980C it emerged from the far side of the Sun a little earlier than expected.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgrwdxpljyxo

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In fact, it moved faster than any human-made object, hurtling at 430,000mph - the equivalent of flying from London to New York in less than 30 seconds.

That time assumes one isn't stuck in the security, immigration and baggage reclaim queues.
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