Exploring the Rings |
Exploring the Rings |
Jul 29 2010, 01:33 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2998 Joined: 30-October 04 Member No.: 105 |
This might be a way for an orbiter to move closer to the ring plane without crossing the ring plane:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/...00726094749.htm "The late Dr Forward -- a renowned physicist who worked in the United States and from his second home in Scotland -- believed it was possible to use 'displaced orbits' to deploy more satellites to the north or south of the Earth's equator, helping to meet the growing demand for communications." --Bill -------------------- |
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