Probes traveling beyond Mars are designed to navigate the asteroid belt, which is not densely populated as often depicted in science fiction. Calculations for these journeys are based on the average distance of objects in the asteroid belt, which are approximately one million miles apart. This significant spacing reduces the likelihood of collisions, making the asteroid belt less hazardous than regions closer to Earth. The misconception of a dense asteroid belt arises from fictional portrayals rather than scientific reality.
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Bullo1 said:How do scientists ensure that probes traveling beyond Mars avoid the asteroid belt?
How are calculations made regarding the probe's journey through the asteroid belt to ensure that they are not hit by one?!
[STRIKE]Science[/STRIKE] Fiction. Fixed that for ya. There's no science in superpacked asteroid belts. A recently shattered planet or a planet's rings could have similarities to the misconception of dense asteroid groups. (Not Saturn's, they're composed of small rocks)Vagn said:As D H said the image of a dense asteroid belt originates in Science Fiction.