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First data from Venus Express !
Rakhir
post Apr 13 2006, 03:22 PM
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Unexpected detail in first-ever Venus south pole images

http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Venus_Express/SEMUTYNFGLE_0.html
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edstrick
post Dec 21 2006, 08:06 AM
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"... Curse the backwards rotation of Venus!"

I'm having fun thinking of worse.. how about a planet with an IMAGINARY rotation. (sqrt(-1))

We apparently have small riged-body asteroids with 2 spin axes, I think Toutatis is one. Does a tumbling spin, like an American Football.
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- Rakhir   First data from Venus Express !   Apr 13 2006, 03:22 PM
- - JRehling   Good stuff. Kudos to the team for successful opera...   Apr 13 2006, 04:24 PM
|- - Rakhir   QUOTE (JRehling @ Apr 13 2006, 06:24 PM) ...   Apr 13 2006, 04:55 PM
|- - ollopa   Anyone here smart enough to work out the lat/lon g...   Apr 13 2006, 05:37 PM
|- - JRehling   Well, since the axial inclination is only 3 degree...   Apr 13 2006, 06:33 PM
|- - dilo   UV map seems to show surface details, but this sho...   Apr 13 2006, 08:27 PM
|- - Julius   The deepsest features visible are estimated at 55 ...   Apr 13 2006, 09:23 PM
|- - JRehling   UV shouldn't ever show surface detail, I don...   Apr 14 2006, 01:11 AM
- - BruceMoomaw   Nope, UV NEVER punches through to the surface -- b...   Apr 14 2006, 01:48 AM
- - deglr6328   Even if the atmosphere were cloud-free I suspect t...   Apr 14 2006, 05:08 AM
- - elakdawalla   I got some more info out of Kevin Baines about the...   Apr 14 2006, 10:41 PM
|- - RNeuhaus   QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Apr 14 2006, 05:41 P...   Apr 15 2006, 01:01 AM
|- - 4th rock from the sun   QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Apr 14 2006, 11:41 P...   Apr 16 2006, 12:32 AM
- - BruceMoomaw   Not at all -- no radar on this one. However, VIRT...   Apr 15 2006, 02:25 AM
- - RNeuhaus   I was not aware of Planet Fourier Spectometer (PFS...   Apr 15 2006, 01:29 PM
|- - Rakhir   QUOTE (RNeuhaus @ Apr 15 2006, 03:29 PM) ...   Apr 15 2006, 01:34 PM
- - Decepticon   Did anyone catch the Venus Express TV Special on S...   Apr 15 2006, 04:39 PM
- - Sunspot   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6041570.stm S...   Oct 11 2006, 10:01 PM
|- - helvick   QUOTE (Sunspot @ Oct 11 2006, 11:01 PM) ....   Oct 11 2006, 10:28 PM
- - djellison   Well - stuff should start hitting the PDS soon.......   Oct 11 2006, 10:30 PM
- - Rakhir   A new press release for VEX but just two images ...   Oct 13 2006, 01:06 PM
- - elakdawalla   Two more images and one more movie have dribbled o...   Nov 9 2006, 07:16 PM
- - MarkL   Well it's a fairly boring mission from my poin...   Nov 13 2006, 03:41 AM
- - Sunspot   Anyone see the recent Sky at Night special on Venu...   Nov 13 2006, 09:48 AM
|- - ngunn   QUOTE (Sunspot @ Nov 13 2006, 09:48 AM) S...   Nov 13 2006, 09:57 AM
|- - ustrax   Hot! Hot! Hot!   Dec 14 2006, 09:46 AM
- - djellison   Yup - I was watching very closely.....did you spot...   Nov 13 2006, 09:54 AM
- - elakdawalla   In case ustrax wasn't clear, there is a new ...   Dec 14 2006, 05:23 PM
- - volcanopele   Nice write-up about this on your blog, Emily. How...   Dec 18 2006, 10:48 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Yes, the Magellan map is modelled temperature base...   Dec 19 2006, 02:00 AM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Dec 19 2006, 02:00 A...   Dec 19 2006, 08:39 AM
|- - scalbers   QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Dec 19 2006, 02:00 A...   Dec 20 2006, 04:35 PM
- - edstrick   The trick will be to minimize interference from va...   Dec 19 2006, 09:42 AM
- - remcook   QUOTE But to me it looks like the second map shows...   Dec 19 2006, 09:56 AM
- - elakdawalla   QUOTE (volcanopele @ Dec 18 2006, 02:48 P...   Dec 19 2006, 05:43 PM
- - Phil Stooke   The VIRTIS map from ESA is labelled with negative ...   Dec 20 2006, 05:37 PM
- - edstrick   "... Curse the backwards rotation of Venus...   Dec 21 2006, 08:06 AM


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