Re: Maybe I was right after all
From: Earl Colby Pottinger (earlcp_at_idirect.com)
Date: 11/23/04
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Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 08:23:37 -0600
khatcat@hotmail.com (BigKhat) :
> A while ago, I started a thread ...
>
> It struck me the other day that we might be ruining the solar system.
> Let me explain. Our use of gravity assist to speed up and sling
> probes such as Cassini doesn't come for free. It slows down the
> planet we are using to sling the probe (conservation of momentum).
> This, of course, brings the planet closer to the sun. If we do it
> once or twice, that might be okay, but continued use would ruin our
> solar system. Maybe we should have a moratorium on using gravity
> assist in the future. Thoughts?
>
> Most people said it no affect.
No, most people told you to do the math. Something you try to avoid. As it
has been pointed out to you we could send probe every single day and the sun
will burn out before you see a change in the orbits of any planets much less
a gas gaint.
Earl Colby Pottinger
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