Ceres, More Fresh Water Than Earth!?, From Space.com |
Ceres, More Fresh Water Than Earth!?, From Space.com |
 Sep 8 2005, 12:29 AM
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Fans of Ceres will find this article interesting.
The 200 Plus Images are something I would love to get my hands on. Rotation animation Anyone!? http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/0509...res_planet.html |
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Decepticon Ceres, More Fresh Water Than Earth!? Sep 8 2005, 12:29 AM
JRehling QUOTE (Decepticon @ Sep 7 2005, 05:29 PM)Fans... Sep 8 2005, 01:56 AM Decepticon Have you posted those yet? I would love to add tha... Sep 8 2005, 02:34 AM David Interesting images. I've been comparing them ... Sep 8 2005, 05:48 AM edstrick Ceres has long been suspected to be more than a to... Sep 8 2005, 10:39 AM
Jyril QUOTE (edstrick @ Sep 8 2005, 01:39 PM)It con... Sep 8 2005, 03:03 PM David QUOTE (Jyril @ Sep 8 2005, 03:03 PM)Juno is b... Sep 9 2005, 01:19 PM SigurRosFan Hubble Press Release Images: Largest Asteroid May ... Sep 8 2005, 11:56 AM Decepticon Looky Looky a great animation of Ceres rotation... Sep 8 2005, 11:58 AM tfisher QUOTE (Decepticon @ Sep 8 2005, 07:58 AM)http... Sep 8 2005, 03:27 PM tedstryk QUOTE (tfisher @ Sep 8 2005, 03:27 PM)Unfortu... Sep 8 2005, 09:14 PM dvandorn So, it's relatively obvious that the largest o... Sep 8 2005, 05:56 PM MizarKey QUOTE (dvandorn @ Sep 8 2005, 09:56 AM)Ceres ... Sep 8 2005, 06:18 PM David QUOTE (dvandorn @ Sep 8 2005, 05:56 PM)Could ... Sep 8 2005, 06:44 PM ljk4-1 I recall an illustrated story from a late 1970s gr... Sep 8 2005, 07:59 PM JRehling QUOTE (David @ Sep 8 2005, 11:44 AM) P... Sep 9 2005, 04:47 AM SigurRosFan Basic data of the Dawn mission:
Launch - June 17,... Sep 8 2005, 06:24 PM gpurcell Killing the magentometer seems like a particularly... Sep 8 2005, 06:25 PM Decepticon I can't believe the length of this mission.
... Sep 8 2005, 10:25 PM Marz I must say I found this article to be quite an eye... Sep 9 2005, 01:57 AM tedstryk QUOTE (Decepticon @ Sep 8 2005, 10:25 PM)I ca... Sep 9 2005, 02:53 AM edstrick I'm wondering...
If Ceres is differentiated i... Sep 9 2005, 08:05 AM SigurRosFan Back in August 2003:
--- Ceres apparently retain... Sep 9 2005, 12:41 PM SigurRosFan This article shows a limb profile.
HST Mapping o... Sep 9 2005, 01:31 PM Decepticon Great Links Everyone! I'm also looking for... Sep 9 2005, 02:23 PM AndyG One big advantage of Ceres is that the opportunity... Sep 9 2005, 03:46 PM antoniseb QUOTE (AndyG @ Sep 9 2005, 10:46 AM)One big a... Sep 9 2005, 04:51 PM David QUOTE (AndyG @ Sep 9 2005, 03:46 PM)One big a... Sep 9 2005, 10:11 PM Bob Shaw QUOTE (David @ Sep 9 2005, 11:11 PM)Huh. So a... Sep 9 2005, 10:23 PM David QUOTE (Bob Shaw @ Sep 9 2005, 10:23 PM)The as... Sep 9 2005, 10:33 PM tedstryk QUOTE (David @ Sep 9 2005, 10:33 PM)It's ... Sep 9 2005, 11:53 PM tedstryk Check out this version of the rotation movie. It ... Sep 10 2005, 03:57 AM deglr6328 I wonder if we are missing any other potential int... Sep 10 2005, 04:01 AM alan When the bright spot is near the right limb it app... Sep 10 2005, 06:08 AM Decepticon Nice link tedstryk!
Its intresting to see so ... Sep 10 2005, 12:12 PM Myran Its three different gif animations for the three f... Sep 10 2005, 02:52 PM SigurRosFan --- Its density is similar to that of Ganymede (19... Sep 10 2005, 10:56 PM Bob Shaw QUOTE (SigurRosFan @ Sep 10 2005, 11:56 PM)--... Sep 11 2005, 12:30 AM SigurRosFan QUOTE (Bob Shaw @ Sep 11 2005, 02:30 AM)Well,... Sep 11 2005, 12:57 AM Bob Shaw QUOTE (SigurRosFan @ Sep 11 2005, 01:57 AM)Th... Sep 11 2005, 01:19 AM tedstryk QUOTE (SigurRosFan @ Sep 11 2005, 12:57 AM)Th... Sep 16 2005, 05:12 PM alan Wow, that makes Ceres look puny. Sep 10 2005, 11:52 PM Decepticon Proto Planet Sep 11 2005, 12:43 AM SigurRosFan ...
Are there specifications for the maximal t... Sep 12 2005, 01:57 AM tedstryk This all makes me wonder...Is Vesta, being basalti... Sep 12 2005, 02:32 AM BruceMoomaw QUOTE (SigurRosFan @ Sep 12 2005, 01:57 AM)..... Sep 12 2005, 03:58 AM SigurRosFan Thanks Bruce!
Thus, the ice crust is roughly ... Sep 12 2005, 01:30 PM BruceMoomaw Has anyone noticed what an attractive living place... Sep 12 2005, 04:03 AM David QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Sep 12 2005, 04:03 AM)Br... Sep 12 2005, 04:11 AM dvandorn I've been saying for a while that the asteroid... Sep 12 2005, 04:15 AM Marz QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Sep 11 2005, 10:03 PM)Ha... Sep 16 2005, 07:53 PM Bob Shaw QUOTE (Marz @ Sep 16 2005, 08:53 PM)I'm s... Sep 16 2005, 11:01 PM alan wikipedia lists it as 0.27 m/s^2 Sep 12 2005, 05:02 AM David Divide Earth weights by 36 and you'll have app... Sep 12 2005, 01:23 PM helvick QUOTE (David @ Sep 12 2005, 02:23 PM)Divide E... Sep 12 2005, 02:22 PM Ames QUOTE (helvick @ Sep 12 2005, 03:22 PM)Er - I... Sep 12 2005, 03:36 PM tedstryk QUOTE (helvick @ Sep 12 2005, 02:22 PM)Er - I... Sep 14 2005, 04:43 PM BruceMoomaw The full "Nature" paper is now available... Sep 14 2005, 09:53 AM Marz Thanks for the link and info, Bruce!
From rea... Sep 14 2005, 04:35 PM ljk4-1 QUOTE (Marz @ Sep 14 2005, 11:35 AM)I had nev... Sep 14 2005, 04:52 PM helvick QUOTE (Marz @ Sep 14 2005, 05:35 PM)1. is sol... Sep 14 2005, 06:24 PM ljk4-1 Asteroid or miniplanet? Cornell astronomer finds C... Sep 15 2005, 03:41 PM tfisher QUOTE (Marz @ Sep 14 2005, 12:35 PM)I had nev... Sep 15 2005, 06:23 PM Bob Shaw QUOTE (tfisher @ Sep 15 2005, 07:23 PM)I woul... Sep 15 2005, 08:29 PM BruceMoomaw The new "Nature" article confirms that i... Sep 16 2005, 05:27 AM dvandorn The problem is, we don't have any real data on... Sep 16 2005, 05:55 AM mike If the idea of using people is deemed somehow unfe... Sep 16 2005, 02:39 PM jamescanvin QUOTE (mike @ Sep 17 2005, 12:39 AM)If the id... Sep 19 2005, 01:40 AM Rob Pinnegar I vaguely remember reading a paper once in which t... Sep 16 2005, 03:40 PM tedstryk QUOTE (Rob Pinnegar @ Sep 16 2005, 03:40 PM)I... Sep 16 2005, 05:14 PM Decepticon http://www.swri.org/press/2005/Images/ceres_movie.... Sep 17 2005, 03:41 AM tedstryk QUOTE (Decepticon @ Sep 17 2005, 03:41 AM)htt... Sep 17 2005, 03:44 AM BruceMoomaw I noted in the "Dawn" thread the excelle... Sep 18 2005, 08:06 AM Decepticon Heres another map. Forgot where I found this. Sep 18 2005, 12:51 PM tedstryk Things like this really make me mad...Here is spac... Sep 18 2005, 01:01 PM Decepticon How sad. Sep 18 2005, 04:36 PM David What's even worse is that they put it under th... Sep 18 2005, 05:56 PM mike Yeah. Cool stuff. If I had an infinite amount ... Sep 19 2005, 05:37 AM  |
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