How come space probes generally take photos of moons or asteroids from several hundred (or thousands) of kilometers away from the object they orbit? Submitted by Different_Muscle_116 t3_10m0i6o on January 26, 2023 at 7:42 PM in space 23 comments 12
Kullenbergus t1_j6066i0 wrote on January 26, 2023 at 7:56 PM In many cases they are flybys and need to be at exact distans to slingshot to next target or just to be able to stay in orbital range Permalink 9
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