June 29th, 2010
Tone Repositioning
NASA's willing Trekker 2 spacecraft has hit a long-haul operations ground-breaking - working eternally for 12,000 animation. For come close to 33 living, the stately spacecraft has been constant data about the giant out planets, and the characteristics and interaction of solar loop between and optional extra the planets.
Among its multiple upshot, Trekker 2 exposed Neptune's Excessive Brown Tarnish and its 450-meter-per-second (1,000-MPH) winds.
The two Trekker spacecraft keep been the log eternally working spacecraft in deep space. Trekker 2 launched on Grand 20, 1977, formerly Jimmy Transporter was regulate. Trekker 1 launched about two weeks later on Sept. 5.
The two spacecraft are the most reticent human-made objects, out at the border of the heliosphere - the fizz the sun creates several the solar system. Situation managers necessitate Trekker 1 to expert our solar system and enter interstellar space in the adjoining five living or so, through Trekker 2 on throw to enter interstellar space snappishly after that.
Having traveled first-class than 21 billion kilometers (13 BILLION MILES) on its byzantine stalk out of action the planets toward interstellar space, the spacecraft is now come close to 14 billion kilometers (9 BILLION MILES) from the sun. A signal from the ground, migrant at the speed of light, takes about 12.8 hours one-way to proceed Trekker 2.
Trekker 1 specter proceed this 12,000-day ground-breaking on July 13, 2010 after migrant first-class than 22 billion kilometers (14 BILLION MILES). Trekker 1 is of late first-class than 17 billion kilometers (11 BILLION MILES) from the sun.
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