New Pluto images discussed |
New Pluto images discussed |
Feb 2 2010, 10:23 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3516 Joined: 4-November 05 From: North Wales Member No.: 542 |
Telecon announcement (via Jupiter List - thanks)
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/jupiter_list/message/8170 |
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Feb 7 2010, 05:53 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8790 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Ah! Yes, true; interesting how such a recent discovery dovetails with this.
Iapetus' albedo difference is quite symmetrical, though, unlike Pluto's. Still could very well be a similar mechanism at work. Pluto has a rotation period of something like 6+ days, plus the pronounced elliptical orbit; wonder how much 'mixing' happens just from that, local terrain differences aside. -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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