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Grand Finale part 1, F ring orbits

ngunn View Member Profile	Nov 29 2016, 11:03 PM Post #1
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3516 Joined: 4-November 05 From: North Wales Member No.: 542	With its second to last swing by Titan the curtain has now opened on Cassini's final act. What wonders will we see in the rings?

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nprev View Member Profile	Apr 21 2017, 08:36 PM Post #2
Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8783 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602	Astonishing. Looks like they might be able to start deriving population estimates of the larger ring particles over a size continuum from this sort of imagery. -------------------- 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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ngunn Grand Finale part 1 Nov 29 2016, 11:03 PM

Floyd Rev 251-253, Nov 30 - Dec 22, News Room Looking Ah... Nov 30 2016, 12:37 AM

craigmcg Any resources out there folks can suggest for moni... Nov 30 2016, 12:24 PM

Therion Yea! Right here : )) Nov 30 2016, 04:34 PM

B Bernatchez Eyes on the Solar System has a Cassini module, if ... Nov 30 2016, 05:47 PM

craigmcg First ring-crossing complete. https://spacefellow... Dec 5 2016, 10:07 PM

Ian R Cassini got a good look at Enceladus just a couple... Dec 5 2016, 10:54 PM

Ian R Now it looks like we can see clouds on the border ... Dec 6 2016, 01:38 PM

JRehling QUOTE (Ian R @ Dec 6 2016, 06:38 AM) Now ... Jan 6 2017, 08:56 PM

Hungry4info Quick question: When Cassini's periapsis is be... Dec 10 2016, 06:11 PM

Paolo IIRC this is one of the scientific objectives of t... Dec 10 2016, 07:36 PM

Decepticon Could Cassini see dust particulate falling above t... Dec 10 2016, 11:48 PM

jasedm Yes, this is one of the main grand finale objectiv... Dec 10 2016, 11:51 PM

JohnVV QUOTE Any resources out there folks can suggest fo... Dec 11 2016, 01:55 AM

Ian R The G-ring as seen by ISS on the 4th: Jan 6 2017, 01:06 PM

Jaro_in_Montreal Nice "propeller" caught by Cassini: htt... Jan 11 2017, 09:19 PM

jasedm That is a nice one. Looks like it's in the pro... Jan 12 2017, 06:26 AM

Ian R Hey there, Daphnis! Jan 18 2017, 05:52 AM

nprev That is arguably one of the most stunning images i... Jan 18 2017, 05:56 AM

antipode Holy Crud! Awesome! P Jan 18 2017, 05:58 AM

jasedm Great to see the little blighter up close. It app... Jan 18 2017, 07:15 AM

Explorer1 So much to unpack in that image. Bizarre shape (ar... Jan 18 2017, 08:06 AM

jasedm QUOTE (Explorer1 @ Jan 18 2017, 08:06 AM)... Jan 18 2017, 07:41 PM

Phil Stooke Amazing image! I have made an enlarged versio... Jan 18 2017, 01:52 PM

JRehling This feels like we're going back to Kepler and... Jan 18 2017, 07:54 PM

Therion Oh and look at this one! Wall of ice pillars e... Jan 18 2017, 07:41 PM

alan I thought that looked familiar http://www.fantast... Jan 18 2017, 08:10 PM

Bjorn Jonsson I have looked at almost every PDS-released image o... Jan 18 2017, 11:18 PM

jasedm Interesting that Daphnis shows little or no eviden... Jan 19 2017, 06:53 PM

nprev ADMIN NOTE: Moved 8 posts regarding possible futur... Jan 27 2017, 03:12 AM

Phil Stooke Wow, check out Epimetheus here. This just in... Feb 1 2017, 04:51 PM

jasedm QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Feb 1 2017, 04:51 PM... Feb 1 2017, 08:41 PM

charborob Mosaic of two images of Epimetheus: Feb 1 2017, 06:38 PM

JRehling Epimetheus really looks like two parts Phobos (the... Feb 1 2017, 09:47 PM

Explorer1 The same grooves on an object about 5 x the radius... Feb 1 2017, 07:17 PM

machi It looks that Epimetheus is another body in the So... Feb 1 2017, 08:12 PM

nprev Amazing views. Looks like there may be a few coll... Feb 2 2017, 05:30 AM

Therion Some flyby gifs: Feb 2 2017, 10:38 PM

Adam Hurcewicz Color image of Daphnis from 2017-02-06 21:05 (UTC)... Feb 8 2017, 05:50 PM

Phil Stooke Some very nice images of Epimetheus recently. Her... Feb 28 2017, 01:24 AM

wildespace Some great Mimas closeups in the newest raw images... Mar 4 2017, 04:18 PM

Ian R Incredible new views of Pan, and its razor-thin eq... Mar 9 2017, 11:36 AM

Ian R Medium range view, showing the full extent of the... Mar 9 2017, 11:38 AM

Ian R Another medium range view, bore-sighted on the moo... Mar 9 2017, 12:55 PM

nprev Astonishing. Looks like a cutaway view of a nut co... Mar 9 2017, 01:10 PM

Phil Stooke Fantastic images... and one little correction. As... Mar 9 2017, 02:08 PM

Ian R QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Mar 9 2017, 02:08 PM... Mar 10 2017, 05:11 PM

Habukaz Lots of cracks or faults, is it experiencing a lot... Mar 9 2017, 02:15 PM

Gladstoner It looks like a miniature version of Saturn.... or... Mar 9 2017, 03:37 PM

moustifouette amazing! Rings must be quiet thin (tens of met... Mar 9 2017, 04:02 PM

fredk Stereo views, 2x zoom from the original, minor ali... Mar 9 2017, 04:09 PM

Explorer1 Crisscrossing fractures like Miranda, and visible ... Mar 9 2017, 05:19 PM

Hungry4info Could some of these "fractures" be cause... Mar 9 2017, 09:44 PM

ngunn It looks to me like the ridge is emplaced as a fai... Mar 9 2017, 11:42 PM

stevesliva QUOTE (ngunn @ Mar 9 2017, 06:42 PM) It l... Mar 10 2017, 05:08 PM

JohnVV slumps ? i do not know the ridge dose look to be... Mar 10 2017, 01:13 AM

JRehling This reminds me of something I've seen in New ... Mar 10 2017, 04:55 PM

PDP8E Pan is very fractured and is probably tidally lock... Mar 11 2017, 07:29 AM

jasedm Fascinating little moon, and congratulations to th... Mar 11 2017, 01:44 PM

Daniele_bianchino_Italy Cassini mission was best for me. See so 'many ... Mar 13 2017, 12:23 PM

Phil Stooke No, the equatorial ring must be some kind of accre... Mar 13 2017, 03:09 PM

jasedm QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Mar 13 2017, 03:09 P... Mar 13 2017, 07:55 PM

Paolo there was a paper in Science a few years ago expla... Mar 13 2017, 05:13 PM

Explorer1 Can't distant observations right now pin the l... Mar 13 2017, 08:34 PM

jasedm QUOTE (Explorer1 @ Mar 13 2017, 08:34 PM)... Mar 14 2017, 09:14 PM

Phil Stooke Yes, and they do it all the time, but there are ma... Mar 13 2017, 09:32 PM

Explorer1 Thanks for the explanation, jasedm. I suppose clos... Mar 15 2017, 01:14 AM

jasedm Yes, I believe so. Mar 15 2017, 05:24 PM

belleraphon1 This SpaceFlightNow report by Stephen Clark mentio... Mar 15 2017, 07:09 PM

wildespace A nice closeup of the rings taken on March 8th wit... Mar 21 2017, 08:42 AM

ngunn That is one impressive cloud streak in today's... Mar 24 2017, 01:12 PM

titanicrivers Very impressive cloud streaks indeed! There m... Mar 25 2017, 12:39 AM

wildespace That's some impressive clouds! What I find... Mar 26 2017, 01:04 PM

JRehling Might the clouds appear reddish because they are t... Mar 27 2017, 02:14 AM

Ian R This is my attempt at animating the nine CB3 frame... Mar 27 2017, 09:47 AM

titanicrivers Neat! Looks like a living and breathing world... Mar 27 2017, 04:31 PM

Ian R Latest shots of ATLAS, fresh off the press! Apr 13 2017, 06:27 PM

jasedm You beat me to it Ian, I've been checking back... Apr 13 2017, 06:39 PM

wildespace QUOTE (jasedm @ Apr 13 2017, 07:39 PM) No... Apr 14 2017, 08:15 AM

Explorer1 Bizarre, but so cool! The ridge almost dwarfs ... Apr 13 2017, 08:29 PM

Hungry4info Any idea what those markings are along the equator... Apr 13 2017, 11:30 PM

fredk Very quick and dirty (ie, poorly aligned) stereo v... Apr 14 2017, 01:28 AM

wildespace New Atlas shots are amazing. But, unexpectedly, so... Apr 14 2017, 07:09 AM

t_oner I guess sampling is not enough for a better interp... Apr 14 2017, 06:55 PM

nprev Gotta wonder if every so often a decent impact roc... Apr 14 2017, 06:56 PM

PDP8E Here is a GIF of Atlas, based in a raw image from ... Apr 15 2017, 06:18 AM

jasedm View of the unlit side of the rings during the las... Apr 21 2017, 02:05 PM

jasedm And for comparison, a raw of 'Bleriot' one... Apr 21 2017, 02:22 PM

Phil Stooke "I think the unofficial naming convention for... Apr 21 2017, 03:49 PM

nprev Astonishing. Looks like they might be able to star... Apr 21 2017, 08:36 PM

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