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ExtonGuy t1_iy4jzk8 wrote

Reply to comment by BeepBlipBlapBloop in Space exploration by Our_Lord_Vader

Most? Other than a few probes in polar orbit around the sun, I don’t know of any reason or target to go “up or down”.

Yes, i know the correct term is north/south.

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TheBroadHorizon t1_iy4zsx6 wrote

There are a handful of comets and asteroids that orbit far off the ecliptic plane.

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ExtonGuy t1_iy52c23 wrote

I stand corrected. Comet C/1858 L1 (Donati) has an orbital inclination of 116.95 degrees = 90 + 26.95. Such a high inclination is both rare and interesting.

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