Kuiper Belt Objects Along the Pluto-Express Path

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Jan 1997

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1997nasa.reptu....j&link_type=abstract

Technical Report, NASA/CR-97-206392; NAS 1.26:206392 Inst. for Astronomy

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Kuiper Belt, Flyby Missions, Flight Paths, Ccd Cameras, Pluto (Planet), Spacecraft, Density, Orbits

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The science objective of this work is to identify objects in the Kuiper Belt which will, in the 5 years following Pluto encounter, be close to the flight path of NASA's Pluto Express. Our hope is that we will find a Kuiper Belt object or objects close enough that a spacecraft flyby will be possible. If we find a suitable object, the science yield of Pluto Express will be substantially enhanced. The density of objects in the Kuiper Belt is such that we are reasonably likely to find an object close enough to the flight path that on-board gas thrusters can effect a close encounter.

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