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Originally Posted by PaleMelanesian
If the time estimate went past a certain point, it would just say, "2147234589 years remaining".  |
Well, you have to give them points for honesty :-)
PS: Though on the software accuracy issue, the Messenger home page
http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/ used to have a real-time display counting down seconds until orbit insertion. Apparently it worked, too :-)