Cassini's Extended-Extended Mission, July 2010-June 2017 |
Cassini's Extended-Extended Mission, July 2010-June 2017 |
Feb 6 2009, 03:35 AM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 3241 Joined: 11-February 04 From: Tucson, AZ Member No.: 23 |
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 -------------------- &@^^!% Jim! I'm a geologist, not a physicist!
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Feb 5 2010, 05:44 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 447 Joined: 1-July 05 From: New York City Member No.: 424 |
Some more questions about Cassini's final plunge.
Is it expected that the vessel will be completely vaporized as it flames through the upper atmosphere, or are some pieces likely to survive to continue their descent at a stately terminal velocity? If the latter, will the remnants continue to sink until they are vaporized in Saturn's hot core, or will they survive, highly compressed but still distinct objects, bobbing away in some cooler region of the atmosphere? |
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Feb 5 2010, 10:02 AM
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I've also wondered about the question Tom raises.
Fascinating to think that the Pu in Cassini's RTGs will be the heaviest constituent atoms of Saturn for the for the foreseeable future -------------------- Protein structures and Mars fun - http://www.flickr.com/photos/nick960/
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