Lakes in the limelight, the 2013 image bonanza continues |
Lakes in the limelight, the 2013 image bonanza continues |
Sep 13 2013, 02:20 PM
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A fantastic collection of new images of the northern lakes has just arrived: http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/photos/raw/rawi...?imageID=298704
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Sep 13 2013, 03:12 PM
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Sep 13 2013, 03:13 PM
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Sep 13 2013, 04:10 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 3242 Joined: 11-February 04 From: Tucson, AZ Member No.: 23 |
Wow, looks like I'll be busy for a while...
Still sorting through the images myself.... This looks like a great image of Sparrow Lacus http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/photos/raw/rawi...?imageID=298793 -------------------- &@^^!% Jim! I'm a geologist, not a physicist!
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Sep 13 2013, 09:46 PM
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Three-frame WAC mosaic of Titan's northern wetlands, with a *tentative* identification of PUNGA MARE labelled as 'PM'.
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Sep 13 2013, 11:04 PM
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Is any high-contrast spot safely assumed to be a lake?
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Sep 14 2013, 11:31 AM
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Lord Of The Uranian Rings Group: Members Posts: 798 Joined: 18-July 05 From: Plymouth, UK Member No.: 437 |
At this latitude, I think that's a fairly safe assumption.
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Sep 14 2013, 11:38 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3516 Joined: 4-November 05 From: North Wales Member No.: 542 |
Recalling the south polar views from a few years back there is also the possibility of temporary dark patches resulting from recent rain.
(BTW does anybody know if recent lake imaging includes any shots through polarising filters? My sporadic searches have not turned up any.) |
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Sep 14 2013, 02:59 PM
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Lord Of The Uranian Rings Group: Members Posts: 798 Joined: 18-July 05 From: Plymouth, UK Member No.: 437 |
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Sep 14 2013, 03:02 PM
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Lord Of The Uranian Rings Group: Members Posts: 798 Joined: 18-July 05 From: Plymouth, UK Member No.: 437 |
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Sep 14 2013, 03:35 PM
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Lord Of The Uranian Rings Group: Members Posts: 798 Joined: 18-July 05 From: Plymouth, UK Member No.: 437 |
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Sep 14 2013, 08:43 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3516 Joined: 4-November 05 From: North Wales Member No.: 542 |
Nice mosaic and great overlay. There are some interesting differencences from the SAR view.
Here is an image from a few days earlier that I like because it shows almost the whole of Titan's northern lake province now in daylight. (It's one of many that are ripe for stacking and other clever stuff.) http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/imag...0/N00216700.jpg |
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Sep 14 2013, 09:30 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 2785 Joined: 10-November 06 From: Pasadena, CA Member No.: 1345 |
At this latitude, I think that's a fairly safe assumption. There are no safe assumptions on Titan. -------------------- Some higher resolution images available at my photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/31678681@N07/
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Sep 14 2013, 11:02 PM
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Sep 15 2013, 02:24 AM
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Lord Of The Uranian Rings Group: Members Posts: 798 Joined: 18-July 05 From: Plymouth, UK Member No.: 437 |
There are no safe assumptions on Titan. True, true: but I still think it's fairly safe to say the dark splodges are more likely to be fluid-related than anything else. -------------------- |
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