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Latest Titan pictures now available.
ESA ^ | 1-15-05 | cabojoe

Posted on 01/15/2005 3:38:33 AM PST by 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.

(Excerpt) Read more at esa.int ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cassini; huygens; titan
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To: ProudVet77

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


41 posted on 01/15/2005 6:18:28 AM PST by cloud8
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To: ChadGore

Looks like the California coast.


42 posted on 01/15/2005 6:41:09 AM PST by Brilliant
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To: Diogenesis

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


43 posted on 01/15/2005 6:42:57 AM PST by Brilliant
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To: 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.

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

44 posted on 01/15/2005 6:49:27 AM PST by Strategerist
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To: cabojoe

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.


45 posted on 01/15/2005 6:59:23 AM PST by mrsmith
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To: ChadGore
Over on the left you can see where the interstate roadcut goes up the mountain.


46 posted on 01/15/2005 7:04:26 AM PST by VadeRetro
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To: cabojoe

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


47 posted on 01/15/2005 7:09:26 AM PST by IronJack
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To: cabojoe
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

48 posted on 01/15/2005 7:17:13 AM PST by Brett66 (W1 W1 W1 W1 W1 W1 W1 W1)
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To: PatrickHenry; bondserv

Design detected on Titan ping!


49 posted on 01/15/2005 7:17:28 AM PST by VadeRetro
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To: Brilliant
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

50 posted on 01/15/2005 7:27:17 AM PST by Prospero (Ad Astra!)
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To: VadeRetro; longshadow
Design detected on Titan ping!

Wait 'til they learn about that design on Uranus.

51 posted on 01/15/2005 7:32:18 AM PST by PatrickHenry (<-- Click on my name. The List-O-Links for evolution threads is at my freeper homepage.)
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To: VadeRetro

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


52 posted on 01/15/2005 7:55:42 AM PST by bitt ('every fifth round is a tracer')
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To: bitt

But what about the boats on the lake?


53 posted on 01/15/2005 7:58:04 AM PST by VadeRetro
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To: RandallFlagg
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).
54 posted on 01/15/2005 8:06:53 AM PST by PAR35
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To: PAR35

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


55 posted on 01/15/2005 8:08:18 AM PST by RandallFlagg (Roll your own cigarettes! You'll save bucks and smoke less!(Magnetic bumper stickers-click my name))
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To: gortklattu
During his wedding recessional we pulled out halves of cocoanuts and were banging them together.....

Was he galloping up the aisle? LOL

56 posted on 01/15/2005 8:09:34 AM PST by Vinnie
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To: cabojoe; ProudVet77; RandallFlagg; chainsaw; VadeRetro; longshadow; PatrickHenry; Physicist
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.

57 posted on 01/15/2005 8:09:53 AM PST by RadioAstronomer
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To: VadeRetro

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...


58 posted on 01/15/2005 8:11:45 AM PST by bitt ('every fifth round is a tracer')
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To: ProudVet77
I know nothing is a certainty


59 posted on 01/15/2005 8:13:16 AM PST by ASA Vet (I issue a MEJI report on all Trolls.)
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To: bitt
The "piece of wood" is on Mars. No one's paying that much attention to the moon anymore.
60 posted on 01/15/2005 8:19:51 AM PST by VadeRetro
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