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Cassini - Huygens geards up for Saturn/Titan.

POSTED BY: AURAPTOR
UPDATED: Saturday, January 15, 2005 06:19
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Wednesday, December 8, 2004 5:22 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!


[url] http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.cfm [/url]

In just 4 days, the Cassini probe will make its closest approach to Saturn's moon, Titan.

Quote:

Of the 31 known moons orbiting Saturn, Titan is the largest. Bigger than the planet Mercury and our own moon, Titan is of particular interest to scientists because it is the only moon in the solar system with its own atmosphere.




" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

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Monday, December 27, 2004 7:22 AM

JAYNEZTOWN


Quote:

Originally posted by AURaptor:
[url] http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.cfm [/url]

In just 4 days, the Cassini probe will make its closest approach to Saturn's moon, Titan.

Quote:

Of the 31 known moons orbiting Saturn, Titan is the largest. Bigger than the planet Mercury and our own moon, Titan is of particular interest to scientists because it is the only moon in the solar system with its own atmosphere.





" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "





I've seen info on this one, its a joint NASA and ESA project with the USA and EU working on this Saturn mission, the Cassini-Huygens craft might land safely in the next few days



the view should be great, and maybe we'll discover many new things

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Thursday, January 13, 2005 7:49 PM

FARSCAPEPKWARS


just a few hours before it touches down with pics from this alien world, or makes a big crash

wow, this is a big event

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Friday, January 14, 2005 1:50 PM

MRSKBORG


They did it! http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.cfm for sone raw images.

"This movie may be a beautiful butterfly, but I loved that damn caterpillar." Joss Whedon.

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Friday, January 14, 2005 3:05 PM

FORRESTWOLF


Space.com has some raw images, too. Great stuff! The 'rivers' (likely made of liquid methane) are SO shiny.

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Friday, January 14, 2005 3:09 PM

REEQUEEN


I'm curious as to why they took down some pics. Fuel for conspiracy theories!

"You mean they have the internet on computers now?" Homer

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Saturday, January 15, 2005 5:21 AM

GEEZER

Keep the Shiny side up


When's the terraforming gonna start? I see a few nice little homesites on that ridge overlooking the plain. Wonder if they could stock trout in those streams?

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"Keep the Shiny side up"

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Saturday, January 15, 2005 6:03 AM

SGTGUMP


'Farmer in the Sky' huh? I'll help you crush rocks into soil, if you help me pressurize my house.

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Saturday, January 15, 2005 6:16 AM

FORRESTWOLF


Geezer, that's a good point. While it's certainly completely unfit for human life now, Titan is providing a very good example of the sort of place Joss would claim is terraformed in Firefly. Just need a LOT of heat!

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Saturday, January 15, 2005 6:18 AM

GEEZER

Keep the Shiny side up


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Originally posted by sgtgump:
'Farmer in the Sky' huh? I'll help you crush rocks into soil, if you help me pressurize my house.



OK. And we can go halfies on the bacteria and earthworms. Actually, I was hoping to buy a few billion nanomachines to do the heavy lifting for me. Just trying to figure out what style of house to have them build; Prairie or Adirondack.

I can't wait to see more environmental data come in. Probably not the healthiest spot in the system right now, but apparently there is actual water there.

"Keep the Shiny side up"

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Saturday, January 15, 2005 6:19 AM

GEEZER

Keep the Shiny side up


Quote:

Originally posted by Forrestwolf:
Geezer, that's a good point. While it's certainly completely unfit for human life now, Titan is providing a very good example of the sort of place Joss would claim is terraformed in Firefly. Just need a LOT of heat!



Just imagine the EPA statements you'd have to fill out! Time to start voting Libertarian.

"Keep the Shiny side up"

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