ESA/NASA
European space officials today displayed the first pictures of the surface of Saturn's largest moon.
ESA/NASA
This image of Titan was taken from an altitude of 16.2 kilometers with a resolution of approximately 40 meters per pixel.
ESA/NASA
European space officials today displayed the first pictures of the surface of Saturn's largest moon.
ESA/NASA
This image of Titan was taken from an altitude of 16.2 kilometers with a resolution of approximately 40 meters per pixel.
Yes.. liquid methane. Just hope it can't send back the smell.
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You know if a hot object (like a spaceship in inverted rocket landing blast) landed on pure methane, the heat from the vehicle would melt the methane and the vehicle would then become immersed in the liquid methane until it refroze, trapping everyone within.
Tough for humans to land on any planet or moon after Mars.
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Oh, great. Here we go. The Space Cadets will start lobbying for trillions of taxpayer dollars to explore Saturn's moon.
"so this is a really historic event."
Indeed it is.
This is the most important historical event of humanity to date, and possible of the 21st century.
An accomplishment of gigantic significance.
Incredible!
I've often thought that one of the greatest scenes possible would be a view of Saturn in the night sky of one of it's moons.
I wonder if they could or would attempt it?
As it is...these pictures are breathtaking!
Thanks for the post.
gad... why can't this be straight data reportage? what's with all the penny-dreadful adjectives?
oh, NYTimes... nevermind.