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Leonov Makes a Discovery

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Leonov by katase
Planet textures on Celestia Motherlode
Image size
4096x2844px 1.04 MB
Make
Synthetic Camera
Model
Perspective Camera
Shutter Speed
0/1 second
Focal Length
24 mm
Date Taken
Nov 1, 2010, 4:01:16 AM
Sensor Size
27mm
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Dr. Heywood Floyd :iconthinksplz: Dear Caroline: I miss you terribly. The time has come to put ourselves in an orbit around Io, which is where Discovery is. We don't have enough fuel to slow ourselves down, so we are about to use a technique called aerobraking. The theory is, we will enter the outer layer of Jupiter's atmosphere using what is called a "ballute" for a shield. The atmosphere will slow us down, and Jupiter's gravity will grab hold of us and slingshot us around behind the dark side. If all goes well, we'll wind up in a gentle orbit around Io. It's dynamite on paper. Of course the people who came up with the numbers on the paper aren't here. Since no one has ever done this before, everyone up here is as scared as I am. The difference is, they're busy. I have nothing to do but wait for it to happen. I hope this is all worth it.