To: LibWhacker
CAPTION: Giant boulders appear as white bumps in this close-up shot of Enceladus. They do not fill in the cracks on the icy moon's surface, suggesting the boulders formed before the fractures (Image: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute)
2 posted on
07/19/2005 11:18:30 AM PDT by
Maceman
(Pro Se Defendent from Hell)
To: Maceman
John Spencer, a Cassini team member at the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado, US, agrees that the images are puzzling. You would expect to see small craters or a smooth, snow-covered landscape at this resolution," he told New Scientist. "This is just strange. In fact, I have a really hard time understanding what Im seeing. However, spending a lot more taxpayer dollars will help us all get the answer which has surely puzzled billions of people worldwide, namely, where do the icy boulders on Encelaus come from. I know it's kept me up many nights.
12 posted on
07/19/2005 11:25:37 AM PDT by
from occupied ga
(Your government is your most dangerous enemy, and Bush is no conservative)
To: Maceman
That looks like my cat's litter box. You decide...
27 posted on
07/19/2005 12:16:44 PM PDT by
COBOL2Java
(Many Democrats are not weak Americans. But nearly all weak Americans are Democrats.)
To: Maceman
Caramba! Some big enchiladas there!
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