Re: Space Probe

Why do the textbooks continue to perpetuate the myth, with those
diagrams filled in with dozens upon dozens of dots between Mars and
Jupiter?

It makes it hard to disabuse people of their misconceptions!

OTOH, what would the small particle density be? In other words, while
one isn't going to hit any of the known asteroids, what about dust and
debris in general? How much greater is it than in the space between
Earth and Mars, e.g.? I'm assuming not bad at all, but don't have an
envelope handy to do some calcs!

Larry Stedman
Suburban Milky Way
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