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 Mar 27 2007, 04:23 PM
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this IS very bizarre.............. if I saw this on a science fiction depiction of a planet I would discard it as bad science.... http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/press-rele....cfm?newsID=735 WOW! Craig |
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Aug 21 2008, 04:33 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 813 Joined: 29-December 05 From: NE Oh, USA Member No.: 627 |
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north polar hexagon edging into view.... love all those little vortices crowding around. Looks like an airflow from the south may be feeding this (or fed by it). Lovely... http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA10449 Craig |
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Aug 21 2008, 04:50 PM
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QUOTE (belleraphon1 @ Aug 21 2008, 11:33 AM)  Is that bigger one at lower center an upper level low (sucking downwards) or an upper level high (pumping upwards)? -Mike -------------------- Some higher resolution images available at my photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/31678681@N07/
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belleraphon1 Cassini Images Bizarre Hexagon on Saturn Mar 27 2007, 04:23 PM
ngunn QUOTE (belleraphon1 @ Mar 27 2007, 05:23 ... Mar 27 2007, 05:30 PM volcanopele Neat stuff, though why, for the love all that is g... Mar 28 2007, 12:24 AM
tedstryk QUOTE (volcanopele @ Mar 28 2007, 12:24 A... Mar 28 2007, 11:43 AM volcanopele QUOTE (tedstryk @ Mar 28 2007, 04:43 AM) ... Mar 28 2007, 06:26 PM Floyd May be time for Doug to ban all Cassini threads--s... Mar 28 2007, 01:01 AM belleraphon1 Been a long day and am finally relaxing with a cou... Mar 28 2007, 01:10 AM hendric I knew I had seen something like this before:
htt... Mar 28 2007, 03:07 AM ElkGroveDan QUOTE (hendric @ Mar 27 2007, 07:07 PM) I... Mar 28 2007, 04:41 AM volcanopele QUOTE (hendric @ Mar 27 2007, 08:07 PM) I... Mar 29 2007, 06:33 AM ustrax QUOTE (volcanopele @ Mar 29 2007, 07:33 A... Mar 29 2007, 08:31 AM nprev ...indeed...that's cool, hendric!!... Mar 28 2007, 03:25 AM cndwrld Thanks for the references, Hendric. I sent the ref... Mar 28 2007, 10:15 AM zoost I hope linking to this is not considered blasphemy... Mar 28 2007, 11:24 AM belleraphon1 Excellent hendric!!!!!!... Mar 28 2007, 11:34 AM ustrax QUOTE (belleraphon1 @ Mar 28 2007, 12:34 ... Mar 28 2007, 11:45 AM belleraphon1 QUOTE (ustrax @ Mar 28 2007, 07:45 AM) Ma... Mar 28 2007, 12:20 PM hendric QUOTE (belleraphon1 @ Mar 28 2007, 07:20 ... Mar 28 2007, 06:37 PM zoost polygonal patterns of relative vorticity develop i... Mar 28 2007, 11:56 AM Bjorn Jonsson QUOTE (zoost @ Mar 28 2007, 11:56 AM) pol... Mar 28 2007, 12:35 PM ustrax QUOTE (Bjorn Jonsson @ Mar 28 2007, 01:35... Mar 28 2007, 01:14 PM kwan3217 BAD QUOTING - STOP IT - Doug
Interesting idea. Is... Mar 28 2007, 01:55 PM Marz QUOTE (kwan3217 @ Mar 28 2007, 08:55 AM) ... Mar 28 2007, 02:44 PM ustrax QUOTE (Marz @ Mar 28 2007, 03:44 PM) and ... Mar 28 2007, 03:21 PM zoost QUOTE (ustrax @ Mar 28 2007, 01:14 PM) Bj... Mar 28 2007, 02:59 PM monitorlizard First of all, I have to apologize for having a rat... Mar 28 2007, 12:12 PM monitorlizard QUOTE (monitorlizard @ Mar 28 2007, 06:12... Mar 28 2007, 12:47 PM ngunn From a maths poster in the London Underground:
ht... Mar 28 2007, 12:22 PM Bjorn Jonsson If I understand where this discussion is going Sat... Mar 28 2007, 02:42 PM ngunn I can see the headlines now:
SATURN'S AMAZIN... Mar 28 2007, 03:20 PM centsworth_II This post on Space.com may be helpful. Mar 28 2007, 04:02 PM ustrax QUOTE (centsworth_II @ Mar 28 2007, 05:02... Mar 28 2007, 04:07 PM hendric Yep, Kevin seems to agree:
QUOTE Richard-
Yes,... Mar 29 2007, 06:53 PM belleraphon1 QUOTE (hendric @ Mar 29 2007, 02:53 PM) Y... Mar 30 2007, 12:05 AM nprev A puzzle indeed! (How can anybody not love U... Mar 30 2007, 12:52 AM belleraphon1 QUOTE (nprev @ Mar 29 2007, 08:52 PM) A p... Mar 30 2007, 02:50 AM Bjorn Jonsson QUOTE (nprev @ Mar 30 2007, 12:52 AM) Wel... Mar 30 2007, 09:58 AM Floyd How about an orbit inclined 90 degrees to the ring... Mar 30 2007, 01:29 AM ugordan For all we know, the hexagon might be as old as Ju... Mar 30 2007, 10:19 AM scalbers I'm wondering whether there are any animations... Apr 8 2007, 03:30 PM Rob Pinnegar I haven't heard of Benard-Marangoni convection... Apr 8 2007, 04:18 PM remcook yes that's the Reynolds number. But there are ... Apr 8 2007, 09:49 PM peter59 Saturn's vortex.
Saturn's vortex - wide an... Jul 17 2008, 11:58 AM ugordan QUOTE (peter59 @ Jul 17 2008, 01:58 PM) S... Jul 17 2008, 12:00 PM |
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