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 Feb 6 2009, 03:35 AM
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Perhaps now would be a good time to start a new thread on the Extended-Extended Mission.
http://www.space.com/news/090127-cassini-m...-extension.html
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Jan 27 2010, 05:33 PM
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Oh it will surely happen - there's the definitive proof of the Rhea rings to confirm yet, the further radar coverage of Titan, the incomparable PR generated by the 'proximal orbits' and so on.
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Jan 27 2010, 05:56 PM
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QUOTE (jasedm @ Jan 27 2010, 06:33 PM)  there's the definitive proof of the Rhea rings to confirm yet There's nothing to confirm just yet. There is no discovery, only tantalizing hints and from what I've seen in various ISS observations apparently targeted at imaging the rings, that's going to be a very tough nut to crack. Not sure how other instruments would be able to nail the case. Would RADAR be able to get any reflection from a few boulders some thousands of km away? -------------------- |
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Jan 27 2010, 07:33 PM
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The evidence is from particle and fields data (MIMI), not ISS. There is something there, the question is what that something is.
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Jan 27 2010, 08:31 PM
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I realize where the claim comes from. Didn't the same instrument pick up hints of activity on Dione? Highly suggestive and tantalizing stuff, but I wouldn't exactly call it evidence by itself. Yes, there definitely appears to be something there around Rhea, but we have no proof it's rings, hence my comment about confirmation with other instruments.
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Jan 27 2010, 09:19 PM
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The broad electron depletion seen by MIMI in 2005 can apparently be explained by a broad disk of debris orbiting Rhea; further narrow dropouts on either side of the moon suggested that discrete rings could be embedded in a more diffuse disk. CAPS also saw a similar broad decrease during a more distant flyby in 2007; both the flybys were downstream, so not providing the full picture of the plasma-moon/debris interaction. The next close Rhea flyby's little over a month away on March 2nd; inbound slightly downstream of Rhea in the plasma flow, outbound slightly upstream - maybe we'll get a better picture of what's going on there from those observations.
Hints of activity at Dione came from the magnetometer data, and some have interpreted features seen by CAPS as being signs of plasma release at Dione and Tethys. |
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volcanopele Cassini's Extended-Extended Mission Feb 6 2009, 03:35 AM
brellis One hopes the thruster swap doesn't affect any... Feb 6 2009, 05:28 AM Juramike Wait....what?
(from space.com article)
"such... Feb 6 2009, 03:38 PM volcanopele VIMS may have detected photometric changes at Hote... Feb 6 2009, 05:26 PM Juramike Ahhh, OK, I get it:
The material when erupted wou... Feb 6 2009, 06:01 PM volcanopele Of course, I didn't start this thread complete... Feb 6 2009, 10:09 PM ngunn Does that mean that a tour has to be selected befo... Feb 6 2009, 10:41 PM volcanopele Yes, I do know what the four candidates were. The... Feb 6 2009, 10:56 PM Greg Hullender When I read about this last year
http://www.lpi.u... Feb 6 2009, 11:00 PM
Byran QUOTE (Greg Hullender @ Feb 7 2009, 05:30... Mar 25 2009, 09:55 AM floron QUOTE (Byran @ Mar 25 2009, 04:55 AM) htt... Apr 23 2009, 10:40 PM volcanopele At this point we have JUST selected which tour we ... Feb 6 2009, 11:03 PM jsheff Can you give us any highlights? Any Iapetus flybys... Feb 7 2009, 01:50 AM stevesliva QUOTE (jsheff @ Feb 6 2009, 09:50 PM) Can... Feb 7 2009, 05:23 AM paxdan QUOTE (stevesliva @ Feb 7 2009, 05:23 AM)... Feb 24 2009, 09:44 PM volcanopele QUOTE (jsheff @ Feb 6 2009, 06:50 PM) Can... Feb 20 2009, 10:06 AM Greg Hullender QUOTE (volcanopele @ Feb 20 2009, 02:06 A... Feb 21 2009, 07:34 PM ugordan QUOTE (volcanopele @ Feb 20 2009, 11:06 A... Feb 21 2009, 09:34 PM Mariner9 Twelve more close Enceladus encounters???? Oh jo... Feb 20 2009, 04:50 PM Byran volcanopele, when publish the complete list of all... Feb 21 2009, 10:27 AM Del Palmer From the latest Cassini Significant Events report:... Feb 21 2009, 09:19 PM jasedm QUOTE (Del Palmer @ Feb 21 2009, 10:19 PM... Jun 27 2009, 11:55 AM Hungry4info A 12 km Enceladus flyby sounds nice =) (When do we... Feb 21 2009, 10:00 PM volcanopele No, no, I meant that there are 12 encounters of En... Feb 21 2009, 10:07 PM Hungry4info QUOTE (volcanopele @ Feb 21 2009, 04:07 P... Feb 21 2009, 10:18 PM ugordan QUOTE (volcanopele @ Feb 21 2009, 11:07 P... Feb 22 2009, 05:20 PM Byran QUOTE (ugordan @ Feb 22 2009, 11:50 PM) h... Feb 23 2009, 04:52 PM dmuller I found a website which lists 4 different scenario... Feb 21 2009, 11:07 PM jasedm QUOTE (dmuller @ Feb 21 2009, 11:07 PM) I... Feb 22 2009, 09:52 AM volcanopele It was SM-7. Feb 21 2009, 11:41 PM ilbasso Just heard Carolyn Porco speak at Spacefest this a... Feb 22 2009, 01:16 AM Greg Hullender Is there something that indicates what sort of Tit... Feb 22 2009, 05:12 PM dmuller QUOTE (Greg Hullender @ Feb 23 2009, 04:1... Feb 23 2009, 05:26 AM volcanopele Whoops... Feb 23 2009, 05:54 AM stevesliva QUOTE (volcanopele @ Feb 23 2009, 01:54 A... Feb 23 2009, 04:14 PM Floyd Cassini having a very bad day Feb 23 2009, 02:47 PM djellison Nothing unusual about that news release. Feb 23 2009, 04:49 PM Bjorn Jonsson As previously discussed there are no targeted Hype... Feb 23 2009, 07:28 PM Holder of the Two Leashes QUOTE (volcanopele @ Feb 20 2009, 04:06 A... Feb 24 2009, 06:51 PM Mariner9 Any estimates available on annual cost of the XXM?... Feb 24 2009, 04:32 AM ngunn Following the 'proximal' link I've jus... Feb 24 2009, 10:17 PM Holder of the Two Leashes Clicked on the link Paxdan provided for the Planet... Feb 24 2009, 10:24 PM HughFromAlice I've just read John Spencer's "Solist... Feb 25 2009, 04:18 AM ngunn I know most people who come here keep an eye on TP... Feb 25 2009, 09:32 PM Thu QUOTE (ngunn @ Feb 26 2009, 04:32 AM) It... Feb 26 2009, 01:06 PM ugordan QUOTE (ngunn @ Feb 25 2009, 10:32 PM) It... Feb 26 2009, 01:37 PM remcook Great write-up!
In the (pretty) graphic repres... Feb 26 2009, 06:28 PM HughFromAlice QUOTE (remcook @ Feb 27 2009, 03:58 AM) G... Feb 27 2009, 02:17 PM ngunn Anybody know when a decision is to be reached on t... Jan 25 2010, 08:04 PM john_s We hope to know more after the President's 201... Jan 25 2010, 08:55 PM tharrison QUOTE (john_s @ Jan 25 2010, 12:55 PM) We... Jan 26 2010, 01:15 AM Elias The magnetometer did not actually pick up hints of... Jan 28 2010, 12:17 AM volcanopele QUOTE (Elias @ Jan 27 2010, 05:17 PM) One... Jan 28 2010, 12:23 AM Ron Hobbs Did I miss something?
In the 1/27 press release o... Jan 30 2010, 05:52 AM Phil Stooke Isn't solstice what we're in now?
Phil Jan 31 2010, 05:14 PM volcanopele No, we are still in the Equinox mission until July... Jan 31 2010, 05:39 PM Ron Hobbs I thought we were still in the Equinox Mission, at... Jan 31 2010, 05:43 PM Phil Stooke "No, we are still in the Equinox mission unti... Jan 31 2010, 06:02 PM ngunn Do you think we can construe 'continues operat... Feb 1 2010, 10:08 PM Greg Hullender Oh I think they'll approve it. The cheapest ki... Feb 2 2010, 01:49 AM volcanopele Now it's official and approved
ht... Feb 3 2010, 08:23 PM ugordan w00t!!! Feb 3 2010, 08:29 PM djellison 2017 baby Feb 3 2010, 08:31 PM machi Finally! Feb 3 2010, 08:34 PM volcanopele The only sad part, you can now mark on your calend... Feb 3 2010, 08:34 PM ugordan QUOTE (volcanopele @ Feb 3 2010, 09:34 PM... Feb 3 2010, 08:37 PM SFJCody QUOTE (volcanopele @ Feb 3 2010, 08:34 PM... Feb 3 2010, 08:51 PM john_s Hey- I did that too!
John Feb 3 2010, 09:02 PM canis_minor Beware the ides of September.... Feb 3 2010, 09:06 PM SFJCody QUOTE (john_s @ Feb 3 2010, 09:02 PM) Hey... Feb 3 2010, 09:11 PM Ron Hobbs [quote name='volcanopele' date='Feb 3 ... Feb 3 2010, 11:09 PM volcanopele Wow, I should do the same thing. I built my paper... Feb 3 2010, 08:57 PM SFJCody QUOTE (volcanopele @ Feb 3 2010, 08:57 PM... Feb 3 2010, 09:00 PM volcanopele Quite right, there are quite a few great things be... Feb 3 2010, 11:17 PM ugordan To put it into perspective, Cassini's mission ... Feb 3 2010, 11:29 PM dmuller Updated my realtime simulation with the good news... Feb 4 2010, 01:57 AM volcanopele I use ftp://naif.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/naif/CASSINI/...... Feb 4 2010, 03:13 AM dmuller QUOTE (volcanopele @ Feb 4 2010, 02:13 PM... Feb 4 2010, 03:31 AM remcook Yay! Bring on those seasonal variations! Feb 4 2010, 09:23 AM MahFL Awesome, 7 years. Feb 4 2010, 11:25 AM belleraphon1 AWESOMNESS PLUS!!!!!!
Wil... Feb 4 2010, 01:00 PM ynyralmaen Fantastic news, but bittersweet for some...
Poste... Feb 4 2010, 01:16 PM MahFL Oh no....I just read they are to plunge Cassini in... Feb 4 2010, 01:41 PM djellison To co-incide with the exhaustion of spacecraft con... Feb 4 2010, 02:00 PM ugordan People just have to realize orbiters doing orbital... Feb 4 2010, 02:23 PM ngunn A generous lifespan - an immortal legacy - what mo... Feb 4 2010, 02:25 PM Hungry4info Definitely! I'm excited about the news... Feb 4 2010, 02:49 PM Juramike QUOTE (Hungry4info @ Feb 4 2010, 09:49 AM... Feb 4 2010, 03:08 PM Decepticon Are there any close or non targeted flybys of Hype... Feb 4 2010, 09:26 PM Bjorn Jonsson QUOTE (Decepticon @ Feb 4 2010, 09:26 PM)... Feb 4 2010, 10:58 PM Tom Tamlyn Some questions about Cassini's final maneuvers... Feb 4 2010, 11:51 PM dmuller QUOTE (Bjorn Jonsson @ Feb 5 2010, 09:58 ... Feb 5 2010, 12:16 AM john_s That's a purely gravitational nudge from Titan... Feb 5 2010, 12:14 AM Tom Tamlyn Some more questions about Cassini's final plun... Feb 5 2010, 05:44 AM NickF I've also wondered about the question Tom rais... Feb 5 2010, 10:02 AM |
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