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20 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined 11 Jun 2024 \ parent \ on: 'Iron snow' brings hope for finding life on Jupiter's moon Europa news
I'm not sure, but the explanation was something something orbital mechanics.
If mars is on the other side of the sun, it would be a while before it swings back around.
I think?
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Either of you play Kerbal Space Program? That's where I learned all my orbital mechanics. But the answer is yes the planets need to be aligned, but mainly as a fuel saving maneuver to reach the planet with least energy expenditure
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No, that looks pretty cool, though.
The first season of The Expanse did a great job of portraying orbital mechanics.
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