(meteorobs) phantom-orbits

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• Subject: (meteorobs) phantom-orbits
• From: Joshua <staff@meteors.com>
• Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2000 17:08:58 -0800
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Greetings all,

My friend is certain that he read an article in Wired magazine in which
the architect of a prominent space probe said that the craft would be
placed in a so-called "phantom-orbit": an orbit around no mass, only
space.

Both of us are puzzled by this. So, I'm coming to the experts.

Does anyone know of such a thing?

I was unable to recover any articles from Wired's archive.

I know that there is a craft around the very weak gravity of Eros.

Thanks much!
-joshua





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