Re: Galileo High Gain Antenna

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From: Bill Higgins-- Beam Jockey
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1992 09:54

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In article <1992Oct29.191642.1@stsci.edu>, zellner@stsci.edu writes:
> In article <16459@umd5.umd.edu>, jjk@astro.umd.edu (Jim Klavetter) writes:
>> 
>>  So the question 1) does HST have the capability of imaging Galileo
>>  when it gets close to earth?  
> 
> No.  If Galileo were close enough to resolve (remember one arcsecond is
> about one meter at 200 km distance), the relative velocities would be 
> MUCH too high.  

Plus, it would conflict with Ben Zellner's request for HST time to
observe Toutatis on the same day!  (-:

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