The Random Walk of Cars and Their Collision Probabilities with Planets
On 6 February 2018, SpaceX launched a Tesla Roadster on a Mars-crossing orbit. We perform N-body simulations to determine the fate of the object over the next 15 Myr. The orbital evolution is initially dominated by close encounters with the Earth. While a precise orbit can not be predicted beyond th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-05-01
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| Series: | Aerospace |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/5/2/57 |