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Grand Finale part 1, F ring orbits
ngunn
post Nov 29 2016, 11:03 PM
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With its second to last swing by Titan sad.gif the curtain has now opened on Cassini's final act. What wonders will we see in the rings?
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post Mar 9 2017, 11:42 PM
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It looks to me like the ridge is emplaced as a fairly steep-sided feature which suffers occasional slumps. Even in its fresh state it is unlikely to be as narrow at its base as at the rim.
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- ngunn   Grand Finale part 1   Nov 29 2016, 11:03 PM
- - Floyd   Rev 251-253, Nov 30 - Dec 22, News Room Looking Ah...   Nov 30 2016, 12:37 AM
|- - craigmcg   Any resources out there folks can suggest for moni...   Nov 30 2016, 12:24 PM
- - Therion   Yea! Right here : ))   Nov 30 2016, 04:34 PM
- - B Bernatchez   Eyes on the Solar System has a Cassini module, if ...   Nov 30 2016, 05:47 PM
- - craigmcg   First ring-crossing complete. https://spacefellow...   Dec 5 2016, 10:07 PM
- - Ian R   Cassini got a good look at Enceladus just a couple...   Dec 5 2016, 10:54 PM
- - Ian R   Now it looks like we can see clouds on the border ...   Dec 6 2016, 01:38 PM
|- - JRehling   QUOTE (Ian R @ Dec 6 2016, 06:38 AM) Now ...   Jan 6 2017, 08:56 PM
- - Hungry4info   Quick question: When Cassini's periapsis is be...   Dec 10 2016, 06:11 PM
- - Paolo   IIRC this is one of the scientific objectives of t...   Dec 10 2016, 07:36 PM
- - Decepticon   Could Cassini see dust particulate falling above t...   Dec 10 2016, 11:48 PM
- - jasedm   Yes, this is one of the main grand finale objectiv...   Dec 10 2016, 11:51 PM
- - JohnVV   QUOTE Any resources out there folks can suggest fo...   Dec 11 2016, 01:55 AM
- - Ian R   The G-ring as seen by ISS on the 4th:   Jan 6 2017, 01:06 PM
- - Jaro_in_Montreal   Nice "propeller" caught by Cassini: htt...   Jan 11 2017, 09:19 PM
- - jasedm   That is a nice one. Looks like it's in the pro...   Jan 12 2017, 06:26 AM
- - Ian R   Hey there, Daphnis!   Jan 18 2017, 05:52 AM
- - nprev   That is arguably one of the most stunning images i...   Jan 18 2017, 05:56 AM
- - antipode   Holy Crud! Awesome! P   Jan 18 2017, 05:58 AM
- - jasedm   Great to see the little blighter up close. It app...   Jan 18 2017, 07:15 AM
- - Explorer1   So much to unpack in that image. Bizarre shape (ar...   Jan 18 2017, 08:06 AM
|- - jasedm   QUOTE (Explorer1 @ Jan 18 2017, 08:06 AM)...   Jan 18 2017, 07:41 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Amazing image! I have made an enlarged versio...   Jan 18 2017, 01:52 PM
|- - JRehling   This feels like we're going back to Kepler and...   Jan 18 2017, 07:54 PM
- - Therion   Oh and look at this one! Wall of ice pillars e...   Jan 18 2017, 07:41 PM
- - alan   I thought that looked familiar http://www.fantast...   Jan 18 2017, 08:10 PM
- - Bjorn Jonsson   I have looked at almost every PDS-released image o...   Jan 18 2017, 11:18 PM
- - jasedm   Interesting that Daphnis shows little or no eviden...   Jan 19 2017, 06:53 PM
- - nprev   ADMIN NOTE: Moved 8 posts regarding possible futur...   Jan 27 2017, 03:12 AM
- - Phil Stooke   Wow, check out Epimetheus here. This just in...   Feb 1 2017, 04:51 PM
|- - jasedm   QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Feb 1 2017, 04:51 PM...   Feb 1 2017, 08:41 PM
- - charborob   Mosaic of two images of Epimetheus:   Feb 1 2017, 06:38 PM
|- - JRehling   Epimetheus really looks like two parts Phobos (the...   Feb 1 2017, 09:47 PM
- - Explorer1   The same grooves on an object about 5 x the radius...   Feb 1 2017, 07:17 PM
- - machi   It looks that Epimetheus is another body in the So...   Feb 1 2017, 08:12 PM
- - nprev   Amazing views. Looks like there may be a few coll...   Feb 2 2017, 05:30 AM
- - Therion   Some flyby gifs:   Feb 2 2017, 10:38 PM
- - Adam Hurcewicz   Color image of Daphnis from 2017-02-06 21:05 (UTC)...   Feb 8 2017, 05:50 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Some very nice images of Epimetheus recently. Her...   Feb 28 2017, 01:24 AM
- - wildespace   Some great Mimas closeups in the newest raw images...   Mar 4 2017, 04:18 PM
- - Ian R   Incredible new views of Pan, and its razor-thin eq...   Mar 9 2017, 11:36 AM
- - Ian R   Medium range view, showing the full extent of the...   Mar 9 2017, 11:38 AM
- - Ian R   Another medium range view, bore-sighted on the moo...   Mar 9 2017, 12:55 PM
- - nprev   Astonishing. Looks like a cutaway view of a nut co...   Mar 9 2017, 01:10 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Fantastic images... and one little correction. As...   Mar 9 2017, 02:08 PM
|- - Ian R   QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Mar 9 2017, 02:08 PM...   Mar 10 2017, 05:11 PM
- - Habukaz   Lots of cracks or faults, is it experiencing a lot...   Mar 9 2017, 02:15 PM
- - Gladstoner   It looks like a miniature version of Saturn.... or...   Mar 9 2017, 03:37 PM
- - moustifouette   amazing! Rings must be quiet thin (tens of met...   Mar 9 2017, 04:02 PM
- - fredk   Stereo views, 2x zoom from the original, minor ali...   Mar 9 2017, 04:09 PM
- - Explorer1   Crisscrossing fractures like Miranda, and visible ...   Mar 9 2017, 05:19 PM
- - Hungry4info   Could some of these "fractures" be cause...   Mar 9 2017, 09:44 PM
- - ngunn   It looks to me like the ridge is emplaced as a fai...   Mar 9 2017, 11:42 PM
|- - stevesliva   QUOTE (ngunn @ Mar 9 2017, 06:42 PM) It l...   Mar 10 2017, 05:08 PM
- - JohnVV   slumps ? i do not know the ridge dose look to be...   Mar 10 2017, 01:13 AM
|- - JRehling   This reminds me of something I've seen in New ...   Mar 10 2017, 04:55 PM
- - PDP8E   Pan is very fractured and is probably tidally lock...   Mar 11 2017, 07:29 AM
- - jasedm   Fascinating little moon, and congratulations to th...   Mar 11 2017, 01:44 PM
- - Daniele_bianchino_Italy   Cassini mission was best for me. See so 'many ...   Mar 13 2017, 12:23 PM
- - Phil Stooke   No, the equatorial ring must be some kind of accre...   Mar 13 2017, 03:09 PM
|- - jasedm   QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Mar 13 2017, 03:09 P...   Mar 13 2017, 07:55 PM
- - Paolo   there was a paper in Science a few years ago expla...   Mar 13 2017, 05:13 PM
- - Explorer1   Can't distant observations right now pin the l...   Mar 13 2017, 08:34 PM
|- - jasedm   QUOTE (Explorer1 @ Mar 13 2017, 08:34 PM)...   Mar 14 2017, 09:14 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Yes, and they do it all the time, but there are ma...   Mar 13 2017, 09:32 PM
- - Explorer1   Thanks for the explanation, jasedm. I suppose clos...   Mar 15 2017, 01:14 AM
- - jasedm   Yes, I believe so.   Mar 15 2017, 05:24 PM
- - belleraphon1   This SpaceFlightNow report by Stephen Clark mentio...   Mar 15 2017, 07:09 PM
- - wildespace   A nice closeup of the rings taken on March 8th wit...   Mar 21 2017, 08:42 AM
- - ngunn   That is one impressive cloud streak in today's...   Mar 24 2017, 01:12 PM
- - titanicrivers   Very impressive cloud streaks indeed! There m...   Mar 25 2017, 12:39 AM
- - wildespace   That's some impressive clouds! What I find...   Mar 26 2017, 01:04 PM
|- - JRehling   Might the clouds appear reddish because they are t...   Mar 27 2017, 02:14 AM
- - Ian R   This is my attempt at animating the nine CB3 frame...   Mar 27 2017, 09:47 AM
- - titanicrivers   Neat! Looks like a living and breathing world...   Mar 27 2017, 04:31 PM
- - Ian R   Latest shots of ATLAS, fresh off the press!   Apr 13 2017, 06:27 PM
- - jasedm   You beat me to it Ian, I've been checking back...   Apr 13 2017, 06:39 PM
|- - wildespace   QUOTE (jasedm @ Apr 13 2017, 07:39 PM) No...   Apr 14 2017, 08:15 AM
- - Explorer1   Bizarre, but so cool! The ridge almost dwarfs ...   Apr 13 2017, 08:29 PM
- - Hungry4info   Any idea what those markings are along the equator...   Apr 13 2017, 11:30 PM
- - fredk   Very quick and dirty (ie, poorly aligned) stereo v...   Apr 14 2017, 01:28 AM
- - wildespace   New Atlas shots are amazing. But, unexpectedly, so...   Apr 14 2017, 07:09 AM
- - t_oner   I guess sampling is not enough for a better interp...   Apr 14 2017, 06:55 PM
- - nprev   Gotta wonder if every so often a decent impact roc...   Apr 14 2017, 06:56 PM
- - PDP8E   Here is a GIF of Atlas, based in a raw image from ...   Apr 15 2017, 06:18 AM
- - jasedm   View of the unlit side of the rings during the las...   Apr 21 2017, 02:05 PM
- - jasedm   And for comparison, a raw of 'Bleriot' one...   Apr 21 2017, 02:22 PM
- - Phil Stooke   "I think the unofficial naming convention for...   Apr 21 2017, 03:49 PM
- - nprev   Astonishing. Looks like they might be able to star...   Apr 21 2017, 08:36 PM

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