3.5 hrs to first pictures from surface of Titan?

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » January 14, 2005, 1:21 pm

Farthest landing of a probe from Earth I believe.

Probe lands on Saturn's moon, Titan

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » January 14, 2005, 1:27 pm

So cool. Can't wait for the data to start rolling in. Just receiving a signal from the surface is a success.

I wish we had probes going out monthly. This one took seven years. I know the comet buster was just launched but we need more!

masteen · Post by **masteen** » January 14, 2005, 1:54 pm

I predict they're going to find a big black obelisk. Either that or Elvis...

Moonwynd · Post by **Moonwynd** » January 14, 2005, 1:55 pm

I heard that Mojo Nixon is giving a concert there tonight....Elvis is playing on Ganymede.

I can't wait to see the data/images as well.

Seebs · Post by **Seebs** » January 14, 2005, 1:57 pm

I hope we don't find the debil.

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » January 14, 2005, 2:19 pm

masteen wrote:I predict they're going to find a big black obelisk. Either that or Elvis...

Elvis' 70th birthday special tonight on Larry King Live

i wish i was joking

Lynks · Post by **Lynks** » January 14, 2005, 3:06 pm

Maybe they will find the WMD?

Anyways, I've been waiting for this since 8 this morning.

Fesuni Chopsui · Post by **Fesuni Chopsui** » January 14, 2005, 4:16 pm

Haha Lynks..

My astronomy teacher all semester couldn't stop talking about this Huygens thing, it basically took up our whole class time and then wasn't even on any of the 100 questions on the midterm or final!

Aruman · Post by **Aruman** » January 14, 2005, 5:37 pm

A few links with images. More probably to come.

http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Cassini-Huygens/index.html

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassi ... index.html

Dregor Thule · Post by **Dregor Thule** » January 14, 2005, 8:35 pm

Yep. There's rocks and dirt!

Seriously tho, this is some pretty exciting stuff. I'm happy someone other than the States made this "first". And before some of you fly off the handle, no, not because of any America hate, but because I hope it's the start of a new kind of "space race", pushing nations to reach further.

nobody · Post by **nobody** » January 14, 2005, 10:25 pm

Arsecn · Post by **Arsecn** » January 15, 2005, 4:59 pm

Fesuni Chopsui wrote:My astronomy teacher all semester couldn't stop talking about this Huygens thing, it basically took up our whole class time and then wasn't even on any of the 100 questions on the midterm or final!

Did you learn about Uranus?

/kneeslap

Nick · Post by **Nick** » January 17, 2005, 1:35 pm

This is such an amazing event.

teh Universe.

Fash · Post by **Fash** » January 17, 2005, 1:37 pm

pretty neat shit... methane is a gas here, and a liquid there... titan has a methane sea with islands.

must stink

if you ever wondered 'where do farts go when they die?'.. now you know.

Aslanna · Post by **Aslanna** » January 17, 2005, 1:44 pm

Dregor Thule wrote:Seriously tho, this is some pretty exciting stuff. I'm happy someone other than the States made this "first". And before some of you fly off the handle, no, not because of any America hate, but because I hope it's the start of a new kind of "space race", pushing nations to reach further.

We were involved!

The Cassini-Huygens mission is an unprecedented $3.3 billion effort among NASA, the European Space Agency and Italy's space program to study Saturn and its 33 known moons. The two vehicles were launched together from Florida in 1997.

Aabidano · Post by **Aabidano** » January 17, 2005, 1:59 pm

Arsecn wrote:Did you learn about Uranus?

It's being circled by clingons...

Mr Bacon · Post by **Mr Bacon** » January 17, 2005, 2:33 pm

Fesuni Chopsui · Post by **Fesuni Chopsui** » January 17, 2005, 2:47 pm

Arsecn wrote:
Fesuni Chopsui wrote:My astronomy teacher all semester couldn't stop talking about this Huygens thing, it basically took up our whole class time and then wasn't even on any of the 100 questions on the midterm or final!
Did you learn about Uranus?

/kneeslap