Neptune Orbiter, Another proposed mission |
Neptune Orbiter, Another proposed mission |
Nov 10 2005, 03:51 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 509 Joined: 2-July 05 From: Calgary, Alberta Member No.: 426 |
This seems like a good place to start off the Uranus and Neptune forum: with the next ice-giants mission.
I will admit to not knowing a whole lot about the Neptune Orbiter With Probes (NOWP), other than the fact that it's in the planning stages, and a few other details I've gathered from Wikipedia and various other Internet sources. Anyone care to get this one going with a bit more information? |
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Feb 12 2007, 03:14 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 903 Joined: 30-January 05 Member No.: 162 |
Wikipedia has stats on Nereid and reports its' orbital plane is tilted to the ecliptic ~5 degrees. This would make an encounter for an incoming spacecraft easier. I am still having trouble visualizing the orientation of the entire Neptune/Triton/Nereid system.
With Triton 157 degrees retrograde, and Nereid 27 degrees, we wind up at 185 degrees total, so aren't they 5 degrees off of coplanar? {you can tell I don't have Celestia on my PC . . . .} |
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