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2.1.7 Dust in the Outer Solar System – Review of Early Results from Pioneers 10 and 11

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

R. K. Soberman ,
J. M. Alvarez  and
J. L. Weinberg
R. K. Soberman
Affiliation:
General Electric Space Sciences Laboratory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
J. M. Alvarez
Affiliation:
Langley Research Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Hampton, Virginia, USA
J. L. Weinberg
Affiliation:
Space Astronomy Laboratory, State University of New York at Albany, Albany, New York, USA

Abstract

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The Pioneer 10/11 spacecraft, launched in 1972 and 1973, carried three experiments to measure cosmic dust. A comparison of these first direct measurements of dust in the outer solar system indicates that the sizes, optical properties, and spatial distribution are more complex than previously supposed.

Type
2 In Situ Measurements of Interplanetary Dust
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 31: Interplanetary Dust and Zodiacal Light , 1976 , pp. 182 - 186
Copyright
Copyright © Springer-Verlag 1976

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