KBO encounters |
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Hi,
I’m regular follower of NH and I’m also interested in the 2nd leg of the mission, i.e the 2016+ KBOs encounters. Does anyone know when operations about this leg (starting with searching objects of interest with HST or some other earth-based means, I suppose) are expected to begin ? |
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![]() Merciless Robot ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Admin Posts: 8784 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 ![]() |
If I recall correctly, and can't remember where I saw the reference, Alan said that it's expected that candidate objects will be at V=32 or some other incredibly low value in the 30s as seen from the perspective of all our instruments back here at 1 AU (more or less).
That's gonna be extremely challenging, though hopefully innovation will prevail as it has so often in the past. Still, it seems by far the most likely that NH will find its own next destination via LORRI. -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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