Re: Meteoroids in the main asteroid belt

In article <a32127f4-173d-48bd-a3c4-543342c4e8cb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Andy Lee Robinson <spamtrap@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
Small particles should
have been blown out of the way long ago by the solar wind...

Why is the misconception that small particles are affected by the
solar wind so common? Small particles are affected by solar
radiation pressure; solar wind pressure is trivial by comparison.
The solar wind affects ions. Compare comet "dust tails" and "ion
tails."

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Steve Willner Phone 617-495-7123 swillner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

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