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paxdan
post Mar 9 2006, 04:25 PM
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Nasa Watch is reporting that we shoud expect a large announcement from the Cassini team today:

My wild speculation is that it will be a subsurface ocean confirmed on enceladus. Hence more potentially habitable real eastate in the solar system.

Heads up anyone?
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volcanopele
post Mar 9 2006, 07:07 PM
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By my watch, it is after 2pm EST. WOOHOO!!

Images associated with the ISS and CIRS papers are now up on the Photojournal: http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/new

Enceladus "Cold Geyser" Model
http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA07799
Graphical Explanation of our model. Basically because of the appearance of the plumes, the amount of water particles entrained in the plumes, and the lack of ammonia, all point to plumes generated by near-surface reservoirs of liquid water.

Why all the life hubub? We now have a place in the solar system, besides the earth, where organics, liquid water, and an energy source have been found in close proximity to one another. Wait close proximity is not the right word, in the same spot, that's better.

BTW, the Science cover has the Rev11 mosaic biggrin.gif


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- paxdan   Science (March 10, 2006)   Mar 9 2006, 04:25 PM
- - AlexBlackwell   Note that NASAWatch/Spaceref is in its "break...   Mar 9 2006, 04:26 PM
|- - JRehling   QUOTE (AlexBlackwell @ Mar 9 2006, 08:26 ...   Mar 9 2006, 04:44 PM
||- - paulanderson   QUOTE (JRehling @ Mar 9 2006, 08:44 AM) I...   Mar 9 2006, 05:31 PM
|||- - AlexBlackwell   QUOTE (paulanderson @ Mar 9 2006, 05:31 P...   Mar 9 2006, 05:35 PM
|||- - paulanderson   QUOTE (AlexBlackwell @ Mar 9 2006, 09:35 ...   Mar 9 2006, 05:49 PM
||- - RGClark   QUOTE (JRehling @ Mar 9 2006, 04:44 PM) T...   Mar 9 2006, 07:44 PM
||- - ljk4-1   Is there any way to check the water spewing from E...   Mar 9 2006, 07:47 PM
||- - JRehling   QUOTE (RGClark @ Mar 9 2006, 11:44 AM) It...   Mar 9 2006, 07:54 PM
||- - helvick   QUOTE (JRehling @ Mar 9 2006, 07:54 PM) I...   Mar 9 2006, 08:04 PM
||- - volcanopele   QUOTE (JRehling @ Mar 9 2006, 12:54 PM) I...   Mar 9 2006, 08:04 PM
|- - brachiopod   FYI, "drudge" is reporting that they wil...   Mar 9 2006, 04:44 PM
||- - helvick   QUOTE (brachiopod @ Mar 9 2006, 04:44 PM)...   Mar 9 2006, 04:51 PM
||- - AlexBlackwell   QUOTE (brachiopod @ Mar 9 2006, 04:44 PM)...   Mar 9 2006, 05:16 PM
|- - AlexBlackwell   QUOTE (AlexBlackwell @ Mar 9 2006, 04:26 ...   Mar 9 2006, 09:37 PM
|- - elakdawalla   QUOTE (AlexBlackwell @ Mar 9 2006, 01:37 ...   Mar 9 2006, 09:44 PM
|- - AlexBlackwell   QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Mar 9 2006, 09:44 PM...   Mar 9 2006, 09:52 PM
- - AlexBlackwell   Note to whoever merged the two threads: If possib...   Mar 9 2006, 04:42 PM
- - volcanopele   The Enceladus would make a good name for a car tha...   Mar 9 2006, 05:46 PM
- - AlexBlackwell   Cassini Finds Signs of Liquid Water on Saturn...   Mar 9 2006, 06:24 PM
- - elakdawalla   JPL's release is out via email, but it hasn...   Mar 9 2006, 07:07 PM
|- - David   QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Mar 9 2006, 07:07 PM...   Mar 10 2006, 02:22 AM
- - volcanopele   By my watch, it is after 2pm EST. WOOHOO!...   Mar 9 2006, 07:07 PM
- - alan   QUOTE Report: NASA Will Not Announce Life Find NA...   Mar 9 2006, 07:14 PM
- - scalbers   Looks like NASA TV will have this momentarily   Mar 9 2006, 07:25 PM
- - volcanopele   thanks for the heads up   Mar 9 2006, 07:31 PM
- - scalbers   Hi again, As you may have seen, NASA TV had a 2:3...   Mar 9 2006, 07:39 PM
- - paxdan   I would be curious to hear discussion as to what w...   Mar 9 2006, 08:07 PM
|- - The Messenger   QUOTE (paxdan @ Mar 9 2006, 01:07 PM) I w...   Mar 9 2006, 09:30 PM
- - paulanderson   Good write-up on CICLOPS (Captain's Log): htt...   Mar 9 2006, 09:04 PM
- - BruceMoomaw   Given all the effort I've put lately into flat...   Mar 9 2006, 09:56 PM
- - volcanopele   I'm done talking to reporters today... though...   Mar 9 2006, 10:09 PM
- - elakdawalla   I'm getting a brief note posted based on a cha...   Mar 9 2006, 10:09 PM
|- - AlexBlackwell   QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Mar 9 2006, 10:09 PM...   Mar 9 2006, 10:30 PM
- - volcanopele   For those of you in the Tucson area, look for me o...   Mar 9 2006, 10:53 PM
- - belleraphon1   Ok... here I am the old foggie...... Enceladu...   Mar 9 2006, 11:48 PM
- - AlexBlackwell   Cassini Images of Enceladus Suggest Geysers Erupt ...   Mar 9 2006, 11:52 PM
- - BruceMoomaw   Bob Pappalardo just helpfully sent me the Porco an...   Mar 10 2006, 06:08 AM
|- - elakdawalla   QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Mar 9 2006, 10:08 PM...   Mar 10 2006, 06:16 AM
|- - The Messenger   QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Mar 9 2006, 11:16 PM...   Mar 10 2006, 06:42 AM
||- - RGClark   QUOTE (The Messenger @ Mar 10 2006, 06:42...   Mar 10 2006, 06:46 PM
|- - AlexBlackwell   QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Mar 10 2006, 06:16 A...   Mar 10 2006, 04:07 PM
|- - AlexBlackwell   QUOTE (AlexBlackwell @ Mar 10 2006, 04:07...   Mar 10 2006, 11:03 PM
- - Anne Verbiscer   I wouldn't be too quick to dismiss ammonia on ...   Mar 10 2006, 08:58 PM
|- - volcanopele   QUOTE (Anne Verbiscer @ Mar 10 2006, 01:5...   Mar 10 2006, 09:21 PM
||- - Anne Verbiscer   QUOTE (volcanopele @ Mar 10 2006, 04:21 P...   Mar 10 2006, 11:34 PM
||- - djellison   QUOTE (Anne Verbiscer @ Mar 10 2006, 11:3...   Mar 11 2006, 12:24 AM
|||- - AlexBlackwell   QUOTE (djellison @ Mar 11 2006, 12:24 AM)...   Mar 11 2006, 12:37 AM
||- - jmknapp   QUOTE (Anne Verbiscer @ Mar 10 2006, 06:3...   Mar 11 2006, 01:42 AM
||- - Bob Shaw   Are the physical properties of amorphous water ice...   Mar 11 2006, 10:52 AM
|- - AlexBlackwell   QUOTE (Anne Verbiscer @ Mar 10 2006, 08:5...   Mar 10 2006, 10:32 PM
- - volcanopele   Wow, it's been a crazy couple of days. First,...   Mar 10 2006, 09:04 PM
|- - AlexBlackwell   QUOTE (volcanopele @ Mar 10 2006, 09:04 P...   Mar 10 2006, 09:10 PM
- - AlexBlackwell   PIA07800 looks to be another iconic Cassini image....   Mar 11 2006, 01:04 AM
|- - helvick   QUOTE (AlexBlackwell @ Mar 11 2006, 01:04...   Mar 11 2006, 09:08 PM
|- - ugordan   If you're gonna decimate a huge mosaic like th...   Mar 11 2006, 09:38 PM
|- - AlexBlackwell   QUOTE (helvick @ Mar 11 2006, 09:08 PM) I...   Mar 12 2006, 09:39 PM
- - BruceMoomaw   QUOTE (jmknapp @ Mar 11 2006, 01:42 AM) N...   Mar 11 2006, 01:30 PM
|- - jmknapp   QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Mar 11 2006, 08:30 A...   Mar 11 2006, 02:42 PM
- - dvandorn   So.... Enceladus may well have a subsurface ocean ...   Mar 11 2006, 04:00 PM
|- - Bob Shaw   QUOTE (dvandorn @ Mar 11 2006, 04:00 PM) ...   Mar 11 2006, 05:06 PM
|- - jmknapp   But methane is odorless so it shouldn't detrac...   Mar 11 2006, 07:28 PM
- - AlexBlackwell   I'm not sure how many people read Caltech...   Jun 17 2006, 12:14 AM

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