Most Interesting/Most Boring Objects in the Solar |
Most Interesting/Most Boring Objects in the Solar |
Jun 7 2007, 07:07 AM
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SewingMachine Group: Members Posts: 316 Joined: 27-September 05 From: Seattle Member No.: 510 |
Yes, it's time to Rock the Inner Geek and proclaim your love for what you consider to be what's hot and what's...well, boring in terms of planetary excitement. Criteria may include dynamicism, color, scale, grandeur, crater-counting wrist torture, budgetary reality, and whatever else you might consider relevant. I'll open with my own picks, without giving any particular reasons. (Earth can count if you like)
In descending order... Most Interesting: 1.) Io 2.) Titan 3.) Europa 4.) Enceladus 5.) Mars 6.) Triton 7.) Venus 8.) Pluto 9.) Dione 10. Iapetus Least Interesting: 1.) Rhea 2.) Luna 3.) Mercury 4.) Oberon 5.) Mimas 6.) Tethys 7.) Callisto 8.) Ganymede 9.) Earth 10.) New Jersey -------------------- ...if you don't like my melody, i'll sing it in a major key, i'll sing it very happily. heavens! everybody's all aboard? let's take it back to that minor chord...
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Nov 7 2007, 05:48 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 655 Joined: 22-January 06 Member No.: 655 |
I've been thinking about this from the point of view of (a) the interest of remote sensing-these objects from a spacecraft or ( actually visiting them, and have plumped for the latter.
Therefore top ten most interesting: 1. Earth - for the sex, beer, music, food, beauty, variety, and not having to wear a space suit whilst enjoying these hedonistic pursuits 2. Titan - possible volcanism, lightning, methane-rapids/rain/flash-floods/lakes and seas 3. Io - for the spectacle of seeing Pele or Loki let rip from a safe distance - also the view of Jupiter from the surface must be awesome. 4. Mars - for the views! Standing on the edge of Valles Marineris, or seeing the other huge volcanoes from the summit of olympus mons 5. Saturn - very dynamic atmosphere, with lightning and hugely powerful winds. The rings in close-up would be phenomenal 6. Europa - for the remote chance of life existing there, a form of possibly ongoing plate tectonics, and again Jupiter would fill the sky 5. Miranda - to run off the top of the 20km high Verona Rupes icecliffs and fall (very slowly) to the bottom. That crazy terrain 7. Triton - on-going spectacular volcanism, possible triton-quakes and again, the views of Neptune would be spectacular 8. Enceladus - ok it has cryo-volcanism, so it is intrinsically interesting but then again, it's not that much bigger than a golf ball..... 9. Venus - probably dead for a while, and a tad inhospitable but geologically a very interesting place to spend some time I reckon 10. Daphnis - probably the best view in the solar system (assuming the rotation is stable and you could stay attached) Honourable mention: Luna - earth meteorite prospecting and other geology has some surprises in store I reckon Top ten most boring: 1. Phoebe - a collection of impact craters held together by very ancient dust 2. Rhea - yes, I concur with most - the solar systems 21st largest object and second most dull 3. Mimas - were it not for Herschel....... 4. Proteus - ditto Phoebe above 5. Larissa - etc etc 6. Mercury - am hoping that Messenger will change my mind - possible comet ice at the poles though.....interesting 7. Deimos - great views but trumped by Phobos 8. Callisto - The largest solar system object to show no signs of anything other than impact gardening 9. Umbriel - Uranus' version of Callisto - two bright craters relieve the utter monotony 10. Hyperion - craters on craters, but dark stuff in the bottom of some, and how weird does this moon look? Honourable mention: Titania - larger than Rhea....slightly more interesting |
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