Pluto Surface Observations 3: NH Post-Encounter Phase, 1 Feb 2016- TBD |
Pluto Surface Observations 3: NH Post-Encounter Phase, 1 Feb 2016- TBD |
Jan 30 2016, 07:21 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
This topic is for all New Horizons Pluto surface observations received after 1 Feb 2016.
-------------------- 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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Mar 22 2016, 08:19 PM
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A screen capture from livestream of the Masurkey Lecture at about 34:00
ETA: From First Year of Mapping lecture, the shading is ratio of brightness of two images, brighter is more forward scattering (smoother?) |
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May 8 2016, 09:04 PM
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Those look so much like those convection cells that form in a flat pan of heavy oil. I have to wonder just how much heat flow is driving that welling up.
A screen capture from livestream of the Masurkey Lecture at about 34:00 ETA: From First Year of Mapping lecture, the shading is ratio of brightness of two images, brighter is more forward scattering (smoother?) |
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May 9 2016, 09:30 AM
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Those look so much like those convection cells that form in a flat pan of heavy oil. I have to wonder just how much heat flow is driving that welling up. I've produced similar convection cells in a pan of thinners with a little aluminium primer paint in it, using just the heat of my fingers on the base of the pan: so maybe not much heat at all - you just need gravity, a heat gradient, and time. Andy |
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