Latest Titan pictures now available.

ESA ^ | 1-15-05 | cabojoe

[cabojoe]

This composite was produced from images returned yesterday, 14 January 2005, by ESA's Huygens probe during its successful descent to land on Titan. It shows a full 360-degree view around Huygens.

[cloud8]

A Frostbiter, eh? You've got a nice day for it.

[Brilliant]

Looks like the California coast.

[Brilliant]

The quality of the photos leaves something to be desired. I'm thinking we need a repeat. Next time, they should use American technology.

[Strategerist]

The quality of the photos leaves something to be desired. I'm thinking we need a repeat. Next time, they should use American technology.

Keep in mind the digital cameras for this mission were built during the Reagan Administration.

[mrsmith]

Great pics, a great achievement!



Titan Up
Archie Bell and the Drells

Hi everybody. I'm Archie Drell and the Drells from Houston, Texas. We don't
only sing but we dance just as good as we walk. In Houston we just started a
new dance called the Titan Up. This is the music we Titan up to.

First Titan up on the drums. Come on now drummer. I want you to Titan
it up for me now. oh yeah
Titan up on that bass now. Titan it up. ha ha Yeah
Now let that guitar fall in. Oh yeah
Titan up on that organ now.

Ya, do the Titan up. Yeah now.
I said if you can do it now,
It sure would be tough.

[VadeRetro]

Over on the left you can see where the interstate roadcut goes up the mountain.

[IronJack]

Can't wait for the landing. This stuff still gets me a-twitter.

[Brett66]

I definitely remember those protesters and they were led by Michio Kaku, a brilliant physicist, who I no longer have any respect for because of that. They made wild claims about how everyone on Earth could get cancer if Cassini crashed into the Earth. Mr. Kaku did a not-so-brilliant analysis of how it was mathematically probable and put his mug in front of the cameras whenever possible. NASA has tried to court environmentalist support, this is a classic case of why they should be wary of such an alliance, they will turn on them in a heartbeat while being driven to a frenzy by junk science.

Here's an article written around 1997 about some of their "theories":

Cassini's Night Ride

[VadeRetro]

Design detected on Titan ping!

[Prospero]

Next time, they should use American technology

Actually, the imagers on the lander were American cameras. Though there were some notable screw-ups in this part of the mission, such as a confusing set of instructions sent to JPL from ESA, that ended up with one of two primary communications channels shut down.

Until I see some drastically cleaned up data, the Soviet's Venera Venus landers were more impressive.

ESA Flubs Titan Landing Show

[PatrickHenry]

Design detected on Titan ping!

Wait 'til they learn about that design on Uranus.

[bitt]

unless I see the piece of wood, I will not accept this as a real photo...

[VadeRetro]

But what about the boats on the lake?

[PAR35]

No need to Photoshop. It is clearly a coastline at low tide, or a reservoir that has drained down during a period of drought (probably caused by global warming).

[RandallFlagg]

But, I think I can almost see < hint > John Kerry on a boogie board < /hint > down thar.

[Vinnie]

During his wedding recessional we pulled out halves of cocoanuts and were banging them together.....

Was he galloping up the aisle? LOL

[RadioAstronomer]

Remember this bunch of losers?

When I was at the Cape, I had to weave between the protestors to get thru the gate at KSC. It really got annoying. Down there, the wackjobs were dressed up in skeleton and radiation suits. I was waiting for some of them to pass out in the Florida sun. However, it was in the fall and not nearly as hot as it could have been.

We had the Galileo RTG on site at the time.

[bitt]

I am sulking...I can't find my favorite pic of the piece of wood on the moon, to post...

do you have a pic of the boats on the moon? that could do as a replacement...

[ASA Vet]

I know nothing is a certainty

[VadeRetro]

The "piece of wood" is on Mars. No one's paying that much attention to the moon anymore.