English Explanatory Dictionary

Pioneer anomaly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The observed deviation from predicted accelerations of the Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11 spacecraft after they passed about 20 astronomical units on their trajectories out of the Solar System.

Word forms

Pioneer anomaly Pioneer anomalies

Etymology

Named after NASA space probes Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11.

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