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| Guest_AlexBlackwell_* |
Jan 10 2007, 12:47 AM
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The mission description is now online (1.0 Mb PDF).
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Jan 10 2007, 08:10 AM
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![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 3652 Joined: 1-October 05 From: Croatia Member No.: 523 |
I see the "Playback timeline/flyby geometry is not available for Titan-XY" is becoming something of a norm. I can already see the mission description for Titan 33:
"Mission Description is not available for Titan-33" -------------------- |
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Jan 10 2007, 12:17 PM
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 3516 Joined: 4-November 05 From: North Wales Member No.: 542 |
For some reason our computer system encounters a bug and won't open this PDF. I'd be most grateful if someone would kindly provide a brief verbal summary of what's being done this time around.
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Jan 10 2007, 12:50 PM
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![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 3652 Joined: 1-October 05 From: Croatia Member No.: 523 |
RADAR: SAR pass covering part of Ganesa Macula. The swath overlaps with Ta SAR and Ta/T3 altimetry. End of swath close to VIMS 'mountains'.
UVIS: Eta Ursa Major stellar occ. ISS: some atmospheric and surface observations, tracking changes in surface color, limb hazes, etc. MAPS: plasma wake analysis, interaction with magnetosphere, etc. INMS: atmospheric / ionospheric thermal structure. MIMI: micro-scale and near aspects of Titan interaction (w/ magnetosphere?). -------------------- |
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Jan 10 2007, 01:20 PM
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 3516 Joined: 4-November 05 From: North Wales Member No.: 542 |
Thanks ugordan
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Jan 11 2007, 05:46 PM
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![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Moderator Posts: 2785 Joined: 10-November 06 From: Pasadena, CA Member No.: 1345 |
I see the "Playback timeline/flyby geometry is not available for Titan-XY" is becoming something of a norm. I can already see the mission description for Titan 33: "Mission Description is not available for Titan-33" It also seems that the mission descriptions for the flybys are being released later and later. At some point there will be: "BTW, we flew past one of the moons the other day. It was the bigger one...." But seriously, it's very important that a much stronger effort be made to engage the public by providing as much media and content as possible. This is a huge achievement and should be used to proactively re-engage the paying public into funding furthe exploration. Imagine if every day the CNN anchor (I'm thinking Miles O'Brien would be a likely vehicle) started the daily broadcast with "Dude, we have a probe in Saturn orbit...how cool is that?" -------------------- Some higher resolution images available at my photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/31678681@N07/
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Jan 11 2007, 06:20 PM
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![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 3652 Joined: 1-October 05 From: Croatia Member No.: 523 |
In all fairness I don't think they are releasing the descriptions later and later. The release date just oscillates, sometimes it's a week before the flyby, sometimes only a day.
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| Guest_AlexBlackwell_* |
Jan 11 2007, 06:25 PM
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In all fairness I don't think they are releasing the descriptions later and later. The release date just oscillates, sometimes it's a week before the flyby, sometimes only a day. |
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Jan 11 2007, 07:26 PM
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![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Moderator Posts: 2785 Joined: 10-November 06 From: Pasadena, CA Member No.: 1345 |
While broad science objectives (and the sequence development) for a given flyby are planned far in advance, there are some things that just can't be pushed out the door too quickly for public consumption. I totally agree, science objectives and mission planning is foremost. But it would be a really good idea to have a stronger public outreach program in place. Maybe this would be an opportunity for additional journalistic internships (webslingers, bloggers, spin-doctors, and future science reporters) to be added to mission staff? -------------------- Some higher resolution images available at my photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/31678681@N07/
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| Guest_AlexBlackwell_* |
Jan 11 2007, 07:32 PM
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I totally agree, science objectives and mission planning is foremost. But it would be a really good idea to have a stronger public outreach program in place. Maybe this would be an opportunity for additional journalistic internships (webslingers, bloggers, spin-doctors, and future science reporters) to be added to mission staff? One thing is for sure: Cassini sure ain't MER when it comes to public outreach. For one thing, the various Cassini science and instrument teams are hyper-parochial and proprietary with their data, even amongst themselves. So I wouldn't hold my breath for any one of them to sit down with Doug for an hourlong chat discussing science and operational details. |
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Jan 11 2007, 07:42 PM
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![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Moderator Posts: 2785 Joined: 10-November 06 From: Pasadena, CA Member No.: 1345 |
One thing is for sure: Cassini sure ain't MER when it comes to public outreach. For one thing, the various Cassini science and instrument teams are hyper-parochial and proprietary with their data, even amongst themselves. So I wouldn't hold my breath for any one of them to sit down with Doug for an hourlong chat discussing science and operational details. Which is a true shame, since trying to get funding for the next flagship missions (emphasis on the plural) will require public (i.e. taxpayer and electorate) support. To say nothing of inspiring the next generation of planetary scientists who will be driving the next outer planet missions. -------------------- Some higher resolution images available at my photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/31678681@N07/
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Jan 11 2007, 09:02 PM
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Some comments on the relative prominence of Mars and Saturn at this site:
Bill So Which Planet is on Your Coffee Table? Newly published high-profile books get set out prominently on the display tables at the front of Borders in downtown Santa Cruz. During this past holiday season, one of the prime spots was given to Postcards from Mars by Cornell’s Jim Bell, who is the Pancam lead scientist for NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Mission. The book is superbly produced. The Pancams’ high resolution allows the photos in the fold-out spreads to convey an impact that’s hard to achieve by surfing the NASA website with your browser. With all the focus on Mars, I think the public tends to forget that Cassini, NASA’s flagship mission, is sending back an even more amazing trove of images from a far more alien environment. Indeed, Jeff Cuzzi (a colleague from my NASA Ames days) along with Laura Lovett and Joan Horvath, have just written a coffee-table book, Saturn: A New view, that highlights the most stunning images of the Saturnian system. At the moment, the book is buried back in the science section at Borders, but it absolutely deserves a spot out in front as well. The “upgrade”, if you will, from Voyager to Cassini is an order of magnitude more impressive than the jump from Viking to Spirit and Opportunity. I was nine years old when Viking 1 landed on Mars in 1976, and I vividly remember seeing the first images of the martian surface on the CBS morning news. I know that I was quite interested when the Voyagers sent back the first close-ups of Saturn and its environs, but I can’t remember the exact moment of seeing those photos for the first time. A quarter century later, this same gap in enthusiasm is reflected by the fact that the Mars book has an Amazon sales rank that is way ahead of the Saturn book. |
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Jan 11 2007, 09:11 PM
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![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Moderator Posts: 3242 Joined: 11-February 04 From: Tucson, AZ Member No.: 23 |
The Saturn book is quite interesting. Way too many rings images compared to satellite images, but oh well.
-------------------- &@^^!% Jim! I'm a geologist, not a physicist!
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| Guest_AlexBlackwell_* |
Jan 11 2007, 09:14 PM
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Jan 14 2007, 06:56 PM
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One shouldn't be too surprised about the "interest gap" between Mars and Saturn; the former has occupied a special place in popular culture for a long, long time.
I'm more of a Jupiter nut myself, but oh well... -------------------- Mayor: Er, Master Betty, what is the Evil Council's plan?
Master Betty: Nyah. Haha. It is EVIL, it is so EVIL. It is a bad, bad plan, which will hurt many... people... who are good. I think it's great that it's so bad. -Kung Pow: Enter the Fist |
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