Mystery of Saturn's Two-Faced Moon Solved |
Mystery of Saturn's Two-Faced Moon Solved |
Oct 9 2007, 02:31 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 524 Joined: 24-November 04 From: Heraklion, GR. Member No.: 112 |
Carolyn Porco comments included in this space.com article :
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/0710...ni-iapetus.html |
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Oct 15 2007, 02:52 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8783 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Fascinating ideas and discussion.
Crap; I knew there wouldn't be a simple answer, knew it knew it knew it--there never is, really.... . (Consider this paradigm in the context of future discoveries; thinking NH here). All I have to offer is a silly idea. What about a Discovery mission equipped with a high-res imaging system designed to splat a quantity of carbon black on a bright area, then returning a few years later (assuming a highly elliptical orbit achieved around Saturn) to assess the effects? If the terrain is reactive as postulated, then either the presence or absence of observable effects would be instructive. -------------------- 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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