Triton Outbound Imaging |
Triton Outbound Imaging |
Mar 26 2009, 01:51 AM
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Interplanetary Dumpster Diver Group: Admin Posts: 4404 Joined: 17-February 04 From: Powell, TN Member No.: 33 |
Emily just posted my writeup on my LPSC poster presentation.
http://planetary.org/blog/article/00001891/ Here is a link to the actual poster. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2009/pdf/1710.pdf Here is the poster: -------------------- |
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Mar 26 2009, 02:17 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8783 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Very interesting work, Ted; congrats to you, Phil, and Steve, and thanks for posting this here!
It's tempting to think of Triton as a "cryo-Io" in some ways, if your hypothesis that the south polar area's geology is generally representative rather than unique turns out to be correct. -------------------- 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 26 2009, 03:55 AM
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Interplanetary Dumpster Diver Group: Admin Posts: 4404 Joined: 17-February 04 From: Powell, TN Member No.: 33 |
The south polar terrain is frost covered, but the terrain types seem fairly consistent on the approach side as well.
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Mar 26 2009, 04:45 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8783 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Understood. My interpretation was that you were implying that the south polar cap of Triton may be a thin veneer--N2 rime?-- rather than a major geological influence on the terrain like the Martian caps are.
-------------------- 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 26 2009, 12:32 PM
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Interplanetary Dumpster Diver Group: Admin Posts: 4404 Joined: 17-February 04 From: Powell, TN Member No.: 33 |
That seems to be the general consensus.
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