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There's no way to slow down, true. Let's see... Neptune's orbital diameter 8.3 light hours. At 10% c (speed of light) you would need 83 hours. Yes, insane spe
by Tepix 5y ago
There's no way to slow down, true.
Let's see... Neptune's orbital diameter 8.3 light hours.
At 10% c (speed of light) you would need 83 hours. Yes, insane speed, yet hopefully enough time to take quite a few pictures.
Also the plan is not to send a single "disc", but many (thousands?). Together they could potentially provide a treasure trove of data from within the alien solar system.