The Pioneer Anomaly
arXiv:0807.1088
Abstract
Analysis of the radio-metric data from Pioneer 10 and 11 spacecrafts has indicated the presence of an unmodeled acceleration starting at 20 AU, which has become known as the Pioneer anomaly. The nature of this acceleration is uncertain. In this paper we give a description of the effect and review some relevant mechanisms proposed to explain the observed anomaly. We also discuss on some future projects to investigate this phenomenon.
Invited talk in Coloquio Origen y Estructura del Sistema Solar. To be published in Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geologicas
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