Enceladus August 11, 2008 encounter, Close-up observations of plume vents |
Enceladus August 11, 2008 encounter, Close-up observations of plume vents |
Aug 3 2008, 06:54 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 910 Joined: 4-September 06 From: Boston Member No.: 1102 |
Just 8 days until the next Enceladus encounter.
CICLOPS Rev 80 Looking Ahead will appear here soon. Cassini Enceladus 080EN Mission Description is here now. We get to fly through the south polar jets again. -Floyd [edit] Soon = somtime before encounter -------------------- |
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Aug 8 2008, 04:00 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 540 Joined: 17-November 05 From: Oklahoma Member No.: 557 |
It is a good encounter video, and informative, but I find our own "less frenetic" simulation compliments this new (and official) one pretty well. I like them both.
There has been a lot to look forward to on this mission, but I rate this encounter among my personal big three. First there was the anticipation of the first aerial and surface pictures of Titan from Huygens, and they didn't disappoint. Then there was waiting for the first shots from the Iapetus flyby. Needless to say, well worth the wait. Now we await the best photos we will see from this mission of the tiger stripe active vents. We will see ... |
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