Pluto Surface Observations 1: NH Post-Encounter Phase, 1 Aug 2015- 10 Oct 2015 |
Pluto Surface Observations 1: NH Post-Encounter Phase, 1 Aug 2015- 10 Oct 2015 |
Aug 1 2015, 05:53 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
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Aug 17 2015, 07:19 PM
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I don't know. REX is a passive device assoc with the main antenna and is designed for atmospheric studies., Possibly it's doing high altitude/atmospheric depth studies as the spacecraft is conducting normal comms?
That activity timeline blurb almost makes it seem to be acting like radar with reflected signals. At least I presume that the main beam is so well-collimated that there will be little scatter to Pluto to reflect with normal Earth-comms. --Bill -------------------- |
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