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Unmanned Spaceflight.com _ Titan _ T15 (July 2, 2006)

Posted by: AlexBlackwell Jun 26 2006, 10:35 PM

For those who are interested, the T15 mission description document is online (http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/products/pdfs/20060702_titan_mission_description.pdf).

Posted by: Holder of the Two Leashes Jun 27 2006, 05:20 AM

Thank you Alex.

Posted by: AlexBlackwell Jun 28 2006, 05:39 PM

The http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/events/titan20060702/index.cfm is now online.

Posted by: The Messenger Jun 28 2006, 08:52 PM

Although there will not be a lot a pretty pictures, this pass is loaded with important science. The passive radar should tell us about Titan's emissivity, and the scattergraph should provide badly needed clues about surface composition. Finally, the magnometric, UV and plasma data should give us a better handle on what is happening in the thin outer atmosphere.

Posted by: alan Jul 3 2006, 11:07 PM

new images are posted
http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/images/raw/raw-images-list.cfm?browseLatest=0&cacheQ=0&storedQ=0

Posted by: Thorsten Jul 4 2006, 12:22 PM

Gorgeous – as usual! This close encounter makes it possible to easily discern large parts of Aaru and Senkyo even on the raw image! I can’t wait to see how the processed image will look like!

Posted by: Spirit Jul 10 2006, 01:25 AM

Are there any new discoveries after the July 2 encounter? I haven't found any information about this encounter, except for the pictures posted above.

Posted by: Decepticon Jul 10 2006, 05:17 AM

I'm looking forward science returns myself.

It's the usual wait and see.

Posted by: The Messenger Jul 10 2006, 05:08 PM

QUOTE (Spirit @ Jul 9 2006, 07:25 PM)

Are there any new discoveries after the July 2 encounter? I haven't found any information about this encounter, except for the pictures posted above.

Patience - It is reasonable to wait months if not years for science returns. The exception would be science extracted from earlier passes that is waiting for confirmation from this pass. There have been hints that there is something curious/unusual/surprising/extraordinary in the radar alitude data - but that could be anything from a altitude/terrain map of Titan to unusual Boeguer anamolies.

That said, ICANBARELYSTanD THE Suspense

Posted by: peter59 Oct 6 2007, 06:23 PM

T15 - Targeted Distant Look (Tsegihi)