> This close to the sun, the intense solar gravity has to be taken into account ... the sun is actually pulling the spacecraft toward the planet.
> Sunlight also exerts physical force at this close range; solar radiation pressure nudges the spacecraft enough to change its speed by one or two centimeters per second, every day
That's really neat. Love learning about the crazy stuff that happens out there.
> Sunlight also exerts physical force at this close range; solar radiation pressure nudges the spacecraft enough to change its speed by one or two centimeters per second, every day
That's really neat. Love learning about the crazy stuff that happens out there.