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Solar sail and Jupiter - Artist view

author: Ron Miller/Novapix

reference: e-ill02-00303

Image Size 300 DPI: 17 * 26 cm

The radiation pressure of sunlight on a huge expanse of very thin reflective material can gradually build up enough speed to reach other planets.

Keywords for this photo:

ILLUSTRATION - JUPITER - PLANET - PROPULSION - SCIENCE FICTION - SOLAR SAIL - SOLAR WIND - SPACE - SPACECRAFT - SPACEPROBE - STAR -