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The delta-V requirements for landing on an outer solar system body are… intense. New Horizons flew past Pluto at 14 km/s; in order to land, that relative speed
by willglynn 10y ago
The delta-V requirements for landing on an outer solar system body are… intense. New Horizons flew past Pluto at 14 km/s; in order to land, that relative speed would need to become zero. This concept likely requires new propulsion technology.
Agreed on being fascinating, though.
- deodorel 10y agoWell if it is a planet 10x the size if earth it might have an atmosphere so we could aerobrake, no?
- T-hawk 10y agoWe've already landed on an outer solar system body, Saturn's moon Titan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huygens_(spacecraft) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huygens_(spacecraft) Titan does have the advantage of a thick atmosphere to allow descent by parachute, and a large parent body to capture the spacecraft into orbit.