Longer term results and mission summaries? |
Longer term results and mission summaries? |
Jul 10 2017, 11:53 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 154 Joined: 21-April 05 From: Rochester, New York, USA Member No.: 336 |
As many of the missions that were drivers for the formation of this group either end or reach a state where significant new discoveries start to (arguably) decline, my thoughts move to finding summaries of these missions that step back from the day-to-day and look at the bigger picture.
Since I am not tightly connected to the space community, I am not sure how to find this information. I am wondering if there is any interest in creating some space here to collect key summary documents in one place? I am particularly interested in freely available documents that are targeted at scientifically-oriented people, but not those who are insiders or experts in the field. For example, is there a summary of all we have learned about the Saturn's rings or Titan's lakes? |
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Jul 11 2017, 06:19 AM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14434 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
I think you’re describing Wikipedia. The reference section of a Wiki page is a superb resource.
I.e. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rings_of_Saturn https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan_(moon)#Lakes |
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Jul 11 2017, 06:56 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2106 Joined: 13-February 10 From: Ontario Member No.: 5221 |
Yes, it's been a great resource for intensely interested laymen like me (I even edited some pages back in the day!).
Many missions still have their home pages up and running, of course. I like this nice summary from the MESSENGER team of their discoveries, for example: http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/index.html#top10 Operating missions also have a wealth of resources too, usually in a 'Science' subsection. |
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Jul 12 2017, 11:12 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 154 Joined: 21-April 05 From: Rochester, New York, USA Member No.: 336 |
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Jul 12 2017, 12:59 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14434 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
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Jul 15 2017, 01:56 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 613 Joined: 23-February 07 From: Occasionally in Columbia, MD Member No.: 1764 |
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