Comment Re:I'm no scientist, but (Score 2, Interesting) 829

by BongoBonga on Monday September 13, 2004 @08:21AM (#10234639) Attached to: Mysterious Force Affects Pioneer 10 & 11 Probes

You are correct to say that the mass of the planets and asteroids will have an effect on the probes. But considering that 99% of the solar system's mass is in the sun, the effect caused by the additional mass will be almost insignificant and certainly not enough to cause the effect seen on the probes.

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