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Old July 6th 04, 05:37 PM
Andr? Michaud
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Default Pioneer 10 acceleration

(Spud) wrote in message ...
Is there enough information to state the acceleration is directly
towards the sun ?


Yes.

What if there is an acceleration towards the earth ?

Isn't this worth investigating.


There is no need. Both crafts are on escape trajectories from
the Solar system in opposite directions, the Sun being the
central body of the system.

The attraction of the Earth is totally negligible at the
distances involved.

André Michaud