Uranus Orbiter, The other proposed ice-giant mission |
Uranus Orbiter, The other proposed ice-giant mission |
Nov 11 2005, 05:13 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 509 Joined: 2-July 05 From: Calgary, Alberta Member No.: 426 |
Since the Neptune Orbiter thread has started to veer into talking about a Uranus orbiter as well, it seemed like a good idea to start a topic for Uranus.
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Sep 23 2007, 05:48 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 903 Joined: 30-January 05 Member No.: 162 |
I admit a burning desire for a Uranian orbiter (heck, even a targteted Pioneer 11 flyby), but Cassini is not the craft for the job.
High value observations at Uranus: *confirmation of current (or recent) geophysical processes on Ariel *(I wouldn't rule out Titania in that regard either) * darkening agent (ala Iapetus' CR) discoloring Umbriel *(Umbriel is otherwise DOA, BTW) * 'big mountain' on Oberon * ring morphology changes since Voyager II (maybe ongoing durin mission!) * Uranian magnetic pole shift *deep infrared observations of Uranian atmosphere * BACK SIDE OF MIRANDA !!!!!! |
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