Re:Interstellar object ‘Oumuamua covered in 'thick crust of ...
by TeMPOraL on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @03:40AM
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> It may be going fast, but partly that's because it sped up a lot through the inner solar system, as it climbs out of the Sun's gravity well it will slow down a great deal.
It doesn't help us much, since we'll be going against gravity too. ∆v required to reach the object won't change significantly over time, and with present technology, it's the strongest factor which determines what we can or can't do in reasonable time right now.
It doesn't help us much, since we'll be going against gravity too. ∆v required to reach the object won't change significantly over time, and with present technology, it's the strongest factor which determines what we can or can't do in reasonable time right now.