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To: Lancey Howard

Pioneer 10 was launched in 1972 and beat both Voyagers out of the Solar System. P10 exited circa 2003.


14 posted on 09/13/2013 1:01:41 AM PDT by Southack (Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
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To: Southack
Pioneer 10 was launched in 1972 and beat both Voyagers out of the Solar System. P10 exited circa 2003.

The Voyagers traveling faster have overtaken both Pioneer craft. I think Pioneer 10 was the first beyond Pluto and at the time, little to nothing was known about the sun's influence beyond Pluto. Now, more is known and I believe what Voyager just did was pass the farthest known influence of our solar system.

20 posted on 09/13/2013 2:15:38 AM PDT by fso301
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