IPB
X   Site Message
(Message will auto close in 2 seconds)

Welcome Guest ( Log In | Register )

Images help solve mystery of Titan's missing craters, NewScientist.com news service by Stephen Battersby
RNeuhaus
post Jun 7 2006, 07:42 PM
Post #1


Senior Member
****

Group: Members
Posts: 1636
Joined: 9-May 05
From: Lima, Peru
Member No.: 385
Interesting article.

http://www.newscientistspace.com/article/d...ng-craters.html

The scientists tought that Titan must have hundred impact craters but they found a few ones. Then the hypothesis of missing craters might be related to volcanoes, rain and settling soot - perhaps aided by an eggshell-thin crust.

Rodolfo
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post

Posts in this topic
- RNeuhaus   Images help solve mystery of Titan's missing craters   Jun 7 2006, 07:42 PM
- - Richard Trigaux   A possible explanation to many more or less round ...   Jun 7 2006, 07:58 PM
|- - ugordan   Emily has written a very nice blog entry on The pa...   Jun 8 2006, 09:25 AM
|- - ngunn   QUOTE (Richard Trigaux @ Jun 7 2006, 08:5...   Jun 8 2006, 09:52 AM
- - BruceMoomaw   One LPSC paper mentions a thick, soft, runny layer...   Jun 8 2006, 01:06 PM

« Next Oldest · Titan · Next Newest »
 

Reply to this topicStart new topic

 

Display Mode: Switch to: Standard · Switch to: Linear+ · Outline

Track this topic · Email this topic · Print this topic · Subscribe to this forum

RSS Lo-Fi Version Time is now: 15th December 2024 - 11:10 PM
Powered By IP.Board © 2024  IPS, Inc.
RULES AND GUIDELINES
Please read the Forum Rules and Guidelines before posting.

IMAGE COPYRIGHT
Images posted on UnmannedSpaceflight.com may be copyrighted. Do not reproduce without permission. Read here for further information on space images and copyright.

 OPINIONS AND MODERATION
Opinions expressed on UnmannedSpaceflight.com are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of UnmannedSpaceflight.com or The Planetary Society. The all-volunteer UnmannedSpaceflight.com moderation team is wholly independent of The Planetary Society. The Planetary Society has no influence over decisions made by the UnmannedSpaceflight.com moderators.		 SUPPORT THE FORUM
Unmannedspaceflight.com is funded by the Planetary Society. Please consider supporting our work and many other projects by donating to the Society or becoming a member.