2021-12-13, 05:03 PM
Hi BMD,
This is a cool visualization, thanks. Did you notice the string of objects that all seem to be following each other in the same orbit? They're currently near the label for 16 Psyche. They're really noticable if you speed up the time rate - they look like they're chasing each other around the orbit. I sent a message to the folks at JPL asking what they are. Might they be the remains of an old comet that broke up? The orbit looks cometary - high eccentricity.
CPU usage isn't more than ~4% in the Edge browser. Haven't tried Firefox.
Phil S.
This is a cool visualization, thanks. Did you notice the string of objects that all seem to be following each other in the same orbit? They're currently near the label for 16 Psyche. They're really noticable if you speed up the time rate - they look like they're chasing each other around the orbit. I sent a message to the folks at JPL asking what they are. Might they be the remains of an old comet that broke up? The orbit looks cometary - high eccentricity.
CPU usage isn't more than ~4% in the Edge browser. Haven't tried Firefox.
Phil S.