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Unmanned Spaceflight.com > Outer Solar System > Saturn > Cassini Huygens > Cassini's ongoing mission and raw imagesRev 129 - Mar 29-Apr 17, 2010 - Dione D2 |
 Apr 6 2010, 04:38 PM
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Cassini's second hyperclose pass of Dione is just days away. Ive posted some new views and thoughts about Dione
on FB and YT (links below) of some of the features that might be visible in the images, which will show mostly the leading hemisphere. Jeff Moore and I have been working on a volcanic hypothesis for the smooth plains and the odd features found within it, which we hope to submit for publication very soon. images- http://www.facebook.com/paul.schenk?ref=profile http://stereomoons.blogspot.com/ movie - http://www.youtube.com/user/galsat400
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Apr 9 2010, 12:45 AM
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 ...yeah, what Lyford said!This one's really giving me a 'what the hell?!' feeling like the early encounters of other moons. I don't even wanna speculate about what exactly we're looking at; need context. -------------------- 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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Apr 10 2010, 02:36 PM
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QUOTE (nprev @ Apr 9 2010, 12:45 AM)  I don't even wanna speculate about what exactly we're looking at; need context. Note that there is context for most or all of the highest-res NAC images taken during the "ORS Drag" at closest approach (the ones labeled "Saturn") - there are simultaneous WACs, though they are not next to each other on the raw image pages so you have to look around to match them up. John |
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Apr 10 2010, 03:54 PM
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Here's context for that NAC shot:
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DrShank Rev 129 - Mar 29-Apr 17, 2010 - Dione D2 Apr 6 2010, 04:38 PM
MahFL I can't use FB and You Tube at work...... Apr 6 2010, 04:49 PM elakdawalla We'll you'll either have to quit your job ... Apr 6 2010, 05:33 PM Bjorn Jonsson Images from the Dione flyby are starting to show u... Apr 8 2010, 03:57 PM john_s The Dione images labeled "Saturn" are ta... Apr 8 2010, 04:22 PM Stu Good grief...
http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/photos/r... Apr 8 2010, 05:24 PM Phil Stooke Yikes, I hope it doesn't fall off...
Some ni... Apr 8 2010, 05:33 PM
ugordan QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Apr 8 2010, 07:33 PM... Apr 8 2010, 05:54 PM Stu Oh boy...
http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/photos/raw/r... Apr 8 2010, 05:48 PM centsworth_II "The camera was pointing toward SATURN....... Apr 8 2010, 06:41 PM Hungry4info Yes, Bjorn pointed that out.
Is it an icy cliff? ... Apr 8 2010, 05:50 PM Phil Stooke "Is it an icy cliff? Or the wall of a crater?... Apr 8 2010, 06:29 PM Hungry4info QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Apr 8 2010, 12:29 PM... Apr 9 2010, 01:53 AM ElkGroveDan QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Apr 8 2010, 10:29 AM... Apr 9 2010, 03:19 AM lyford Oh wow..... wow.... wow.... Apr 9 2010, 12:26 AM ugordan Another pair, also rotated 180 deg, to make illumi... Apr 10 2010, 04:25 PM nprev That's a little better. There are still some v... Apr 9 2010, 02:23 AM Phil Stooke Bonzer! (hey, where's my Barry McKenzie d... Apr 9 2010, 03:35 AM Juramike Cool!
Bright short wavy fractures, bright icy... Apr 9 2010, 03:48 AM JohnVV that is starting to look like what i am getting in... Apr 10 2010, 06:47 AM Astro0 EGD: This is a common problem with images that com... Apr 10 2010, 07:02 AM Exploitcorporations That's a keeper, Astro0!
The oblique vie... Apr 10 2010, 08:49 AM Floyd Wow--that does help. Thanks John and Gordan. Apr 10 2010, 04:22 PM Phil Stooke Wow, look at the very narrow fractures in the high... Apr 10 2010, 06:06 PM john_s The scale on that NAC image is about 6 meters/pixe... Apr 10 2010, 06:36 PM ugordan It's fractures all the way down to the resolut... Apr 10 2010, 06:40 PM nprev Belated thanks as well, John & Gordan!
In... Apr 12 2010, 01:16 AM jekbradbury Radiationwise, the surface area of a given body is... Apr 12 2010, 01:35 AM stevesliva QUOTE (jekbradbury @ Apr 11 2010, 09:35 P... Apr 12 2010, 02:34 AM Hungry4info Same response.
Even if Dione is reflective, only ... Apr 13 2010, 04:41 PM dilo April, 20 view (N00153311/12/13-RGB filters-motion... Apr 28 2010, 05:03 AM |
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