NASA’s Crawler Transporter 2 Sets Record

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Thursday, 30 March 2023

Guinness World Records officially designated NASA’s Crawler Transporter 2 as the heaviest self-powered vehicle, weighing approximately 6.65 million pounds—equivalent to about 15 Statues of Liberty or 1,000 pickup trucks.

Planetary Positions

28.04.2024 at 17:06:10 UTC

Planet	Longitude
The Sun	08 Tau 53' 30"
The Moon	04 Cap 06' 09"
Mercury	16 Ari 23' 35"
Venus	29 Ari 03' 15"
Mars	28 Pis 30' 27"
Jupiter	23 Tau 35' 21"
Saturn	16 Pis 26' 06"
Uranus	22 Tau 15' 25"
Neptune	28 Pis 51' 35"
Pluto	02 Aqu 05' 60"

Solar Status

BZ Status:	4
Proton Density:	3.33
Proton Speed:	415.8 k/sec
KP Status:	0.67

Type	Apr 28	Apr 29	Apr 30
Active	35%	30%	20%
Minor	15%	10%	10%
Moderate	5%	1%	1%
Strong	1%	1%	1%
Kp Index Prediction
00-03UT	3.67	2.67	2.33
03-06UT	3.33	2.00	2.67
06-09UT	3.33	2.33	2.00
09-12UT	3.67	2.67	2.00
12-15UT	3.00	2.33	1.67
15-18UT	2.67	2.33	1.67
18-21UT	2.00	2.33	2.67
21-00UT	2.00	2.67	1.67
Solar Activity
Solar activity reached moderate levels. Region 3654 (S07W29, Ehc/beta-gamma-delta) produced two R1 (Minor) events this period, the largest of which was an M3.0 flare at 27/2140 UTC. Region 3654 exhibited moderate development in the intermediate and trailer spots, and developed a delta magnetic configuration. The remaining regions were either stable or in decay. No Earth-directed CMEs were detected in available imagery.
Solar Wind
The solar wind environment was enhanced early in the period due to positive polarity CH HSS influences. Total field strength reached a peak of 13 nT and the Bz component was varied between +11/-10 nT. Solar wind speeds were steady near 400 km/s. The phi angle was in a mostly positive orientation through the period.
Energetic Particle
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux was at normal to moderate levels and the greater than 10 MeV proton flux was steady at background levels.

NASA’s Crawler Transporter 2 Sets Record

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