Uranus Orbiter, The other proposed ice-giant mission |
Uranus Orbiter, The other proposed ice-giant mission |
Nov 11 2005, 05:13 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 509 Joined: 2-July 05 From: Calgary, Alberta Member No.: 426 |
Since the Neptune Orbiter thread has started to veer into talking about a Uranus orbiter as well, it seemed like a good idea to start a topic for Uranus.
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Nov 15 2005, 06:16 PM
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Without incurring copyright snags, of course, could I field a question about the ideas in the paper?
The portion available through the link ends with an intriguiging acknowledgement that the vehicle could enter orbit about Ariel after ~40 loops around Uranus. Is this characteristic of the orbit tour similar (at least broadly) to the clever trajectory Messenger is utilizing to eventually end up in orbit about Mercury? I realize the mass ratios of Sun - Mercury - Venus - Earth are quite different, but is there a correlation between the flight plans? Amazing article, regardless! |
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