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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Jan 15 2008, 08:25 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 655 Joined: 22-January 06 Member No.: 655 |
Agreed.
I think it almost certain that Ariel has been active in recent geologic epochs judging by the surface contortions, and relative lack of impact architecture. However, I can't envisage any process which could work against the gravitational gradient to darken Umbriel. The evidence in the outer solar system seems to point to bright materials/features below the crusts of these bodies, and that any dark material seems to be exogenous in nature (c.f. Iapetus, Dione, Rhea Phoebe etc) With Enceladus in mind, my feeling is that high albedo = recent, and low albedo = ancient as a general rule. Consequently, save a few projectiles punching through the crust, Umbriel is as old as the hills. I agree wholeheartedly though, that no solar system body could be considered 'dull' per se. |
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