#3029: Sun Avoidance
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[Header:] Sun Avoidance Skill Leaderboard
[A table with three columns, all with underlined headers.]
Rank
Mission
Sun Nearest Miss
[First 'row', 'Rank', is of extra height and over several lines, using vertical and horizontal ellipses between the two endpoints to indicate a range of ranks in the first column, the first visible digit of the larger number being cut off by the left frame edge:] 1. ⋮ … ⋮ 4303857.
[Across both the 'Mission' and 'Sun Nearest Miss' columns, the first row has some text spread across two lines, within a framing pair of large square brackets to match the Rank range:] All other expeditions in human history
[A simple row, with all three columns separately populated, the first column's Rank number is also cut off across the first visible digit.]
4303858.
Mariner-10
69.0 million km
[Another row, likewise.]
4303859.
Helios 1
46.4 million km
[Another row.]
4303860.
BepiColombo
45.8 million km
[Another row, with a yet more significant Ranking digit now partly visible due to non-proportional spacing, itself being cut off in the stead of the now fully visible next digit.]
24303861.
Messenger
45.3 million km
[Another row, back to the original pre-cutoff.]
4303862.
Solar Orbiter
43.8 million km
[Another row.]
4303863.
Helios 2
43.3 million km
[Final row.]
4303864.
Parker
6.17 million km
[Caption below the panel:]
Congratulations to the Parker Solar Probe for setting a new record for "Worst Job Avoiding the Sun."
(Sourced from explainxkcd.com)
Title text:C'mon, ESA Solar Orbiter team, just give the Parker probe a LITTLE nudge at aphelion. Crash it into the sun. Fulfill the dream of Icarus. It is your destiny.