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Enceladus Imaging

angel1801 View Member Profile	Mar 19 2006, 06:18 PM Post #1
Member Group: Members Posts: 159 Joined: 4-March 06 Member No.: 694	I was using the solar system simulator for Enceladus for March 20, 2006 and I noticed something. Cassini will be within 391,000km (at 17:00:00 UT) of almost all of the area that is poorly imaged right now. That is the area from about 20W to 150W longitude. Will this area be imaged on this orbit? If so, one would have about 2km/pixel resolution. -------------------- I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that I have set before thee life and death, the blessing and the curse; therefore choose life, that thou mayest live, thou and thy seed. - Opening line from episode 13 of "Cosmos"

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nprev View Member Profile	Mar 25 2006, 11:43 AM Post #2
Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8791 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602	Yep...I can see it. Nice, job, Dilo, and thank you! Does anyone have an estimate (or even a wild guess) concerning the duration and cumulative mass of these eruptions yet? I am beginning to believe that they are more or less constant during the present epoch; if so, how long would it take for this tiny moon to completely disappear--or at least lose enough mass to cease activity? Almost makes you wonder if Mimas and/or some of the other satellites fell below this critical point at some time in the perhaps not-so-distant past... -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.

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angel1801 Enceladus Imaging Mar 19 2006, 06:18 PM

dilo Not so close, but very intriguing long-exposure im... Mar 25 2006, 10:05 AM

nprev Yep...I can see it. Nice, job, Dilo, and thank you... Mar 25 2006, 11:43 AM

dilo QUOTE (nprev @ Mar 25 2006, 12:43 PM) Doe... Mar 25 2006, 04:11 PM

RGClark QUOTE (dilo @ Mar 25 2006, 04:11 PM) Scie... Mar 27 2006, 12:42 AM

ynyralmaen QUOTE (nprev @ Mar 25 2006, 12:43 PM) Doe... Mar 26 2006, 12:13 AM

JRehling I think by far our best measure of the cumulative ... Mar 27 2006, 02:18 AM

BruceMoomaw Actually, by my recent calculations, it would take... Mar 25 2006, 10:14 PM

mchan QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Mar 25 2006, 02:14 P... Mar 26 2006, 05:22 AM

BruceMoomaw Not consciously. Actually, "billions" i... Mar 26 2006, 05:41 AM

dilo Bruce, I confirm that number is on the order of 10... Mar 26 2006, 08:10 AM

BruceMoomaw True; but by "nearest stars" I meant the... Mar 26 2006, 10:18 AM

BruceMoomaw Dilo is right -- somehow, in "my recent calcu... Mar 26 2006, 10:51 AM

edstrick My arm waving understanding is that any star appro... Mar 26 2006, 11:48 AM

ugordan Another high phase set was taken that really bring... Mar 26 2006, 04:43 PM

dilo Thanks for the highlight, Gordan! QUOTE (edst... Mar 26 2006, 10:39 PM

dilo Last Cassini images show very strong plume activit... Mar 26 2006, 11:03 PM

Gsnorgathon Say - is that 100kg/sec figure for the total amoun... Mar 26 2006, 11:39 PM

BruceMoomaw The 100 kg/second figure is just for the water tha... Mar 27 2006, 01:53 AM

RGClark QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Mar 27 2006, 01:53 A... Mar 27 2006, 01:34 PM

dilo Between many spectacular pictures taken on May 4, ... May 6 2006, 07:34 PM

nprev Fascinating, gentlemen, as always. One major impli... Mar 27 2006, 02:01 AM

dvandorn The problem is, we have no way of knowing how long... Mar 27 2006, 02:18 AM

tasp Would it be worthwhile to look for stellar occulat... May 6 2006, 11:22 PM

BruceMoomaw No chance at all of detecting them by Earth radar ... May 7 2006, 01:23 AM

dilo Beautiful view of plumes and G ring (unfortunately... May 28 2006, 06:04 AM

dilo And here a couple of processed versions, in order ... May 28 2006, 06:57 AM

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