Here are some facts to ponder: New Horizons and Dawn performed their second optical navigation campaigns in the same week. (1/3)
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@elakdawalla Also, if we swapped spacecraft (and their speeds) right now, New Horizons would reach Ceres in less than four hours.
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@kchangnyt@elakdawalla If dropped @ NH's current position it would take... 52 years? Using Dawn's velocity relative to Ceres of 0.12 km/s. -
@cephalopernicus@elakdawalla and then Pluto wouldn’t be there any more.
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@kchangnyt@elakdawalla Correction: Dawn would never reach Pluto. Sun's gravity would slow Dawn and reverse its course in about 232 days.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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