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post Oct 11 2009, 08:49 AM
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no one seems to have noticed this
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/326/5950/275
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post Apr 24 2016, 09:29 AM
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Pallas is not nearly massive enough to effect a significant change in Dawn's velocity nor change its inclination. Recall that the only moon in the Saturn system massive enough to affect Cassini's trajectory is Titan...and Pallas is only about twice as massive as Enceladus.

If this happens at all, it's gonna be a flyby.



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- Paolo   2 Pallas   Oct 11 2009, 08:49 AM
- - Explorer1   It would be amazing to get Dawn to a 3rd object, I...   Apr 24 2016, 01:26 AM
- - Paolo   and don't forget that changing the inclination...   Apr 24 2016, 07:02 AM
- - nprev   Pallas is not nearly massive enough to effect a si...   Apr 24 2016, 09:29 AM
|- - HSchirmer   QUOTE (nprev @ Apr 24 2016, 10:29 AM) Pal...   Apr 24 2016, 12:45 PM
- - jasedm   It would be fantastic to think it would be on the ...   Apr 24 2016, 07:01 PM
- - TheAnt   QUOTE (Steve5304 @ Apr 23 2016, 06:08 PM)...   Apr 24 2016, 11:41 PM
|- - HSchirmer   QUOTE (TheAnt @ Apr 24 2016, 11:41 PM) Re...   Apr 25 2016, 12:00 AM
- - nprev   Landing or crashing is not considered an option si...   Apr 25 2016, 01:58 AM
|- - HSchirmer   QUOTE (nprev @ Apr 25 2016, 01:58 AM) Lan...   Apr 25 2016, 02:30 AM
- - nprev   I think that's about ten deep in "ifs...   Apr 25 2016, 03:33 AM

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