PIE IN SPACE AND

SOME AMAZING
FACTS ABOUT IT
INTRESTED IN BOTH MATH AND SCIENCE?

HERE TODAY WE BOUGHT YOU THE IDEA TO DO BOTH

AT THE SAME TIME USING THE CONCEPTS OF PIE AND
KNOWLEDGE ABOUT SPACE!
INTRESTING ISN’T IT??
NOTE THAT A POINT IS MARKED ALONG THE
CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE CIRCLE WHERE THE CIRCLE
TOUCHES THE LINE. AS YOU ROLL THE CIRCLE ALONG A
STRAIGHT LINE, “PI” IS THE SPOT WHERE THAT MARKER
TOUCHES THE LINE AGAIN. NO MATTER WHAT DIAMETER,
THE RATIO WILL REMAIN THE SAME: PI
If we open the circle we get this-
Where 3.141 is equal to 22/7, And surprisingly this is APPLICABLE TO ALL THE
CIRCLES IN THIS UNIVERSE !!
BEFORE WE KNOW THE USES OF PIE
IN SPACE, LETS KNOW-
WHAT IS A PIE TRANSFER?
• You might imagine that NASA regularly uses Π to calculate trajectories of
spacecraft. There is documentation of a technique called a “pi transfer” used
by the Cassini spacecraft to complete a maneuver to fly by Saturn’s moon
Titan flyby.
• A pi transfer uses the gravity of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, to alter the orbit
of the Cassini spacecraft so it can gain different perspectives on Saturn and
achieve a wide variety of science objectives. During a pi transfer, Cassini flies
by Titan at opposite sides of its orbit about Saturn (i.e., Titan’s orbital position
differs by pi radians between the two flybys) and uses Titan’s gravity to
change its orbital perspective on the ringed planet.
NOW COMING BACK TO HOW
IS PIE USEFUL IN SAPACE..
THERE ARE SO MANY INTRESTING THINGS ABOUT PIE THAT YOU COULD’NT
EVEN IMAGINE IT HAD !!
1. HELPS TO MEASURE THE SIZE OF THE CRATERS
2. LEARNING WHAT ASTEROIDS ARE MADE OF
3. FINDING THE SIZE OF PLANETS OUTSIDE OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
4. KEEPING THE SPACECRAFT CHUGGING ALONG
5. GETTING NEW PERSPECTIVES ABOUT SATURN
6. ALSO TO FIND THE AREA OF THE SHADOW WHEN THERE IS AN ECLIPSE
LETS HAVE A LIVE EXAMPLE NOW TO
UNDERSTAND BETTER
FOR THOSE WHO ALL GOT
INTREST NOW IN DOING THIS
MORE, WE’VE GOT YOU A
TASK!!
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