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Pioneer 10 Appreciation Thread

Discussion in 'General Astronomy Chat' started by Orion25, Dec 9, 2017.

Pioneer 10 Appreciation Thread

Started by Orion25 on Dec 9, 2017 at 7:21 AM

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  1. Orion25

    Orion25 Well-Known Member

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    Orion25, Dec 9, 2017
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    A thread started in appreciation of the mission that took us into deep space, Pioneer 10, launched March 2, 1972 on an Atlas-Centaur vehicle. It was the first spacecraft to traverse the asteroid belt and to make observations and obtain close-up images of Jupiter. It is currently over 8 billion miles away, approaching the interstellar medium (Voyager 1, though launched in 1977, is a faster craft and reached the interstellar medium in 2012). Last telemetry was received on January 23, 2003.

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    Mak the Night, Dec 9, 2017
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    Images from Starry Night 7.

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    December 3rd, 1973 Jupiter flyby

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    December 3rd, 1973 position as seen from Worcestershire, England.

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    December 9th, 2017 position as seen from Worcestershire, England.
     
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    Dave In Vermont, Dec 9, 2017
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    Thanks for the memories, Reggie! Very good thing to replace Thankstaking Day holiday with - Launch Day.

    I remember the crackpots in our land making a big stink about our sending out "dirty pictures!" Still amazes me what all crawls out of the woodwork.
     
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    Orion25, Dec 9, 2017
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    "Thankstaking Day" - very apropos of the occasion, lol!
    The Pioneer missions always seem to get overshadowed by the later ones. I barely remember Pioneers 10 & 11, but at the time the images and information they sent back was off the chain! Maybe in 2022 there'll be a big 50 year commemoration, and by then, Pioneer 10 will probably be in the interstellar medium!
     
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    Orion25, Dec 9, 2017
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    pioneer 10 illustration 6.jpg
     

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