Most Interesting/Most Boring Objects in the Solar |
Most Interesting/Most Boring Objects in the Solar |
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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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![]() Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 655 Joined: 22-January 06 Member No.: 655 ![]() |
Poor old Rhea (old being the operative word) - Nobody loves saturation cratering on an iceball.
Compared to the glamour moons orbiting either side, she does look like the one to avoid at the party.... ![]() I contend though, that in 60 years time or so, when the solar system out as far as Pluto holds no particular surprises for us, most of the asteroids, and a fair few moons will fall well short of Rhea in terms of interesting geology. Every gas or ice giant seems to have a damp squib satellite - Callisto at Jupiter, Umbriel at Uranus and Proteus at Neptune - at least Rhea has some wispy streaks analogous to Dione's.... Here's hoping for a momentous discovery on Rhea following the extended mission very close pass (not holding my breath though.....) ![]() |
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