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The interesting aspect is "interstellar" (=from outside the solar system) instead of just "interplanetary", which would imply an origin within the solar system.
by DocTomoe 5y ago
The interesting aspect is "interstellar" (=from outside the solar system) instead of just "interplanetary", which would imply an origin within the solar system.
Stuff from outside is a lot rarer.
- simne 5y agoInterplanetary only need to have 2nd cosmic speed (just slightly about 11km/s), but interstellar must be 3rd cosmic speed, (at Earth much faster than 42km/s). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_velocity#List_of_escape_velocities https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_velocity#List_of_escape... BTW interesting, that on some places in Sun system, difference of 2nd and 3rd speeds is much less.