Huygens News Thread, News as and when we find it |
Huygens News Thread, News as and when we find it |
Jan 14 2005, 09:57 AM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14448 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
Nasa TV will be starting coverage in about 3 mins - but I'm watching multiple TV channels to see if any carry coverage - and will post any news thru the day as it happens
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Jan 14 2005, 10:00 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 255 Joined: 4-January 05 Member No.: 135 |
There goes my productivity today :-)
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Jan 14 2005, 10:35 AM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14448 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
Signal detected - it's survived entry
Doug |
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Jan 14 2005, 10:59 AM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14448 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
It's on the parachute and a signal is still being recieved
Doug |
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Guest_Sunspot_* |
Jan 14 2005, 11:11 AM
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I wonder if they will still be able to pick up the signal even after Cassini has passed out of range. |
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Jan 14 2005, 11:46 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 524 Joined: 24-November 04 From: Heraklion, GR. Member No.: 112 |
QUOTE (Sunspot @ Jan 14 2005, 01:11 PM) I wonder if they will still be able to pick up the signal even after Cassini has passed out of range. Batteries will run out soon, unfortunately Go Huygens ! (where is that Titan emoticon when we need it ? ) |
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Jan 14 2005, 11:50 AM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 76 Joined: 26-May 04 Member No.: 77 |
According to NASA's coverage schedule, we were supposed to have commentary from JPL at 6:30 EST, but that didn't happen.
Still waiting for 7:30am EST back from ESA. |
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Jan 14 2005, 12:53 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 524 Joined: 24-November 04 From: Heraklion, GR. Member No.: 112 |
According to the latest commentary, the signal is still being received, and there is evidence that the Doppler experiment is being conducted successfully.
Next update from ESA not before 17.15 CET. |
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Jan 14 2005, 01:36 PM
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IMG to PNG GOD Group: Moderator Posts: 2256 Joined: 19-February 04 From: Near fire and ice Member No.: 38 |
It seems Huygens landed between 13:35 and 13:36 CET. A signal is still being received, meaning it survived the landing.
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Jan 14 2005, 01:37 PM
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It's been confirmed that Huygens has survived its landing, and is still sending a signal detectable by the Earth radiotelescopes an hour after Doppler data indicated a landing at 4:35 AM Pacific time (19:35 UTC).
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Jan 14 2005, 01:40 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3009 Joined: 30-October 04 Member No.: 105 |
Are there any mirror sites for the ESA and CICLOPS sites? I've tried those "known official sources" and haven't been able to get in. I suspect that most everyone else in the world is trying to, too...
Huygens evidently made it, now if it returned data... whew. --Bill -------------------- |
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Guest_BruceMoomaw_* |
Jan 14 2005, 02:04 PM
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As of 6:03 AM (about 90 minutes after landing), Huygens continues to transmit.
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Jan 14 2005, 03:11 PM
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IMG to PNG GOD Group: Moderator Posts: 2256 Joined: 19-February 04 From: Near fire and ice Member No.: 38 |
Huygens was still transmitting as its landing site dropped below Titan's horizon as seen by Cassini.
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Jan 14 2005, 03:30 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 95 Joined: 10-March 04 Member No.: 54 |
QUOTE (Bjorn Jonsson @ Jan 14 2005, 03:11 PM) Huygens was still transmitting as its landing site dropped below Titan's horizon as seen by Cassini. Yeah, 2 hours after landing! Tom |
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Jan 14 2005, 03:59 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 524 Joined: 24-November 04 From: Heraklion, GR. Member No.: 112 |
Great ! Just like the MERs, power is not a problem.
Oh those images, where are they ? |
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