T16 RADAR SAR Swath, Land o' lakes |
T16 RADAR SAR Swath, Land o' lakes |
Jul 24 2006, 09:33 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 3242 Joined: 11-February 04 From: Tucson, AZ Member No.: 23 |
Much to my surprise, a chunk of the T16 Sar swath as been released:
http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA08630 An abundance of lakes can been seen. Some appear to be crater lakes (or sinkholes), like the lake at far left on the top cutout. That lake appears similar to Crater Lake in Oregon, with a little island in the middle (you can kinda see the attenuation of the signal surrounding the island as the methane gets deeper). Some lakes appear quite distinctive from the surrounding terrain, like the features on the right part of the bottom cutout. -------------------- &@^^!% Jim! I'm a geologist, not a physicist!
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Jul 25 2006, 10:07 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 40 Joined: 11-November 05 Member No.: 550 |
Just imagine what it would be like to be walking towards the shore, then look out over the hydrocarbon lake, with Saturn above.
We've seen plenty of artists renditions depicting such a scene....but now its reality! Super! |
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Jul 25 2006, 10:19 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Just imagine what it would be like to be walking towards the shore, then look out over the hydrocarbon lake, with Saturn above. Yep, I can imagine that... it would be sooo beautiful... sadly, as I understand it, I think that from the lakes' altitude (i.e low) Titan's atmosphere would be far too dense and smoggy to allow you to see Saturn... Maybe if you climbed one of the mountains or (suspected) volcanic caldera you might. MIGHT just see a hint of Saturn through the clouds, but I wouldn't bet the Hab on it... -------------------- |
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