Conference paper
Early results of Pioneer 10 particulate experiments
01 Jul 1973
Abstract
On March 2, 1972 the Pioneer 10 spacecraft was launched on an interplanetary trajectory to encounter Jupiter late in 1973. The spacecraft carries four experiments designed to measure interplanetary particulates in a wide range of sizes from submicron to millimeter diameters. One experiment measures individual particulates by reflected sunlight. Two measure the aggregate particulates by scattered sunlight, while the fourth measures penetrations caused by individual particles. All have been collecting data from one to beyond four astronomical units. The data includes the first in situ measurements of small particulates in the Asteroid Belt. The results of the early analyses will be presented with particular emphasis on the distribution in the Asteroid Belt and its comparison to the interplanetary particulate distribution between the orbits of Earth and Mars.
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- Title
- Early results of Pioneer 10 particulate experiments
- Creators
- R K Soberman - Drexel UniversityS L Neste - General Electric (United States)H A Zook - Johnson Space Center
- Conference
- Space Science Conference: Exploration of the Outer Solar System (Denver, Colorado, 10 Jul 1973–12 Jul 1973)
- Publisher
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Resource Type
- Conference paper
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Physics
- Other Identifier
- 991022061454004721