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, 05:44 AM
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Director of Galilean Photography Group: Members Posts: 896 Joined: 15-July 04 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 93 |
I think the slightest albedo difference would tend to accelerate and cause differentials like Iapetus. As the planet gets farther away, the brighter locations cool down first and get more frost first.
-------------------- Space Enthusiast Richard Hendricks
-- "The engineers, as usual, made a tremendous fuss. Again as usual, they did the job in half the time they had dismissed as being absolutely impossible." --Rescue Party, Arthur C Clarke Mother Nature is the final inspector of all quality. |
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Feb 7 2010, 09:54 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 593 Joined: 20-April 05 Member No.: 279 |
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Feb 7 2010, 09:59 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3652 Joined: 1-October 05 From: Croatia Member No.: 523 |
All things being equal, oughtn't dark areas cool faster than bright ones? Darker areas absorb more sunlight. -------------------- |
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Feb 8 2010, 11:55 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 593 Joined: 20-April 05 Member No.: 279 |
Darker areas absorb more sunlight. Well, not during the three+ days of darkness. The dark areas must shed heat much faster than the light areas during that spell... Without much/any atmosphere, dawn must result in dark/very cold areas versus light/somewhat warmer areas. ?? Andy |
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