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dreamcompiler on April 26, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Gravity assist maneuvers in space

> decreases the tolerances below any acceptable level in this solar system.

I've heard this referred to as "periapsis below mean radius" which is a euphemism for "the mission just ended."

loeg on April 27, 2020 [–]

Yes, generally impact with terrain is unacceptable ;-).

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