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Hyperion strikes back
TheAnt
post Oct 17 2014, 10:55 PM
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An analysis of Cassini data from 2005 have shown that static electricity from Hyperion briefly did strike the space probe with static electricity when it passed the moon at a distance of 2000 km.
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- TheAnt   Hyperion strikes back   Oct 17 2014, 10:55 PM
- - nprev   So, I guess it's safe to nickname Hyperion ...   Oct 18 2014, 12:41 AM
- - brellis   Was this event entirely random, or was Cassini fly...   Oct 18 2014, 05:31 PM
- - nprev   Hyperion doesn't have an intrinsically generat...   Oct 18 2014, 05:47 PM
- - dvandorn   A flux tube was my first thought, too. But the on...   Oct 18 2014, 09:30 PM
- - nprev   You're probably right (and welcome back, BTW, ...   Oct 18 2014, 10:36 PM
|- - ynyralmaen   All the inactive/airless bodies build up charge. S...   Oct 19 2014, 08:17 PM
|- - dvandorn   QUOTE (nprev @ Oct 18 2014, 04:36 PM) ......   Oct 20 2014, 01:04 AM
- - ngunn   Hey - really good explanation of the situation. ...   Oct 19 2014, 09:24 PM
|- - ynyralmaen   QUOTE (ngunn @ Oct 19 2014, 09:24 PM) I e...   Oct 20 2014, 07:11 AM
|- - ngunn   QUOTE (ynyralmaen @ Oct 20 2014, 08:11 AM...   Oct 20 2014, 08:44 PM
|- - ynyralmaen   QUOTE (ngunn @ Oct 20 2014, 08:44 PM) I m...   Oct 21 2014, 05:21 PM
- - TheAnt   Thank you for the explanation ynyralmaen. Spaceco...   Oct 20 2014, 08:30 PM
- - Bjorn Jonsson   QUOTE (TheAnt @ Oct 20 2014, 08:30 PM) Sp...   Oct 20 2014, 10:27 PM

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