Cassini Probes Titan

CronosCronos Join Date: 2002-10-18 Member: 1542Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">Awesome</div> After a number of years of waiting, the Cassini probe finally peers into Titans mysterious, hazy atmosphere...

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  • X_StickmanX_Stickman Not good enough for a custom title. Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15533Members, Constellation
    What's this? DONKEYS ON TITAN?

    <img src='http://xs.to/pics/04104/whatsthis.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

    I'd worry about sending a manned mission there.
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  • UKchaosUKchaos Join Date: 2002-08-10 Member: 1132Members
    Ohh purty! <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    Which planet does Titan orbit again? Jupiter?
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  • NeonSpyderNeonSpyder &quot;Das est NTLDR?&quot; Join Date: 2003-07-03 Member: 17913Members
    sure, jupiter, why not!

    (yes jupiter)

    when i read the title of this topic i nearly hurt myself i laughed so hard. i had some REALLY wierd mental images.
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  • BeRzErKeRBeRzErKeR Join Date: 2003-02-18 Member: 13691Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-UKchaos+Oct 28 2004, 11:52 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (UKchaos @ Oct 28 2004, 11:52 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Which planet does Titan orbit again? Jupiter? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Saturn.
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  • CronosCronos Join Date: 2002-10-18 Member: 1542Members
    It's Saturn, the one with the massive rings. Jupiter is the one with four moons, a giant red hurricane known as "The Great Red Spot" and is the largest planet in the solar system.

    Honestly though, Titan is up there with Triton, Mercury and Pluto as one of the truly uncharted territories left for mankind to explore. Hell, the last time a planet was THIS unknown was before Mariner 10 pierced through Venus cloud decks. I thought people would honestly be a bit more excited about this.

    Unless I've underestimated the Geek population of the forum <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • SoulSkorpionSoulSkorpion Join Date: 2002-04-12 Member: 423Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Cronos+Oct 29 2004, 02:11 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Cronos @ Oct 29 2004, 02:11 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Jupiter is the one with four moons <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Oh? I always thought Jupiter had something like 11.
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  • CronosCronos Join Date: 2002-10-18 Member: 1542Members
    Oh it does but personally, compared to Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto, their like gnats to a dinosaur to the Earth. Insignificant.

    Though if you DO want to count them then yes, the moon count does climb much higher then four.
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  • NeonSpyderNeonSpyder &quot;Das est NTLDR?&quot; Join Date: 2003-07-03 Member: 17913Members
    well hurrah for me getting my gas giants mixed up again -_-

    anyway, reading up about this i can see why it's so exciting, and i can't wait until Cassini explores further, and finally crashes into Titan, that's going to be exciting to see what data get sent back.
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  • ThaldarinThaldarin Alonzi&#33; Join Date: 2003-07-15 Member: 18173Members, Constellation
    edited October 2004
    In the article, the mention of 'structures' comes up alot. Although there is never any comment on whether they are most likely natural or not, anything to get over-excited about at this time?
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  • SwiftspearSwiftspear Custim tital Join Date: 2003-10-29 Member: 22097Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Cronos+Oct 29 2004, 01:11 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Cronos @ Oct 29 2004, 01:11 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> It's Saturn, the one with the massive rings. Jupiter is the one with four moons, a giant red hurricane known as "The Great Red Spot" and is the largest planet in the solar system.

    Honestly though, Titan is up there with Triton, Mercury and Pluto as one of the truly uncharted territories left for mankind to explore. Hell, the last time a planet was THIS unknown was before Mariner 10 pierced through Venus cloud decks. I thought people would honestly be a bit more excited about this.

    Unless I've underestimated the Geek population of the forum <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Are you kidding? in this day and age you're a geek if you know the order of the 9 planets, let alone thier moons.
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  • DrSuredeathDrSuredeath Join Date: 2002-11-11 Member: 8217Members
    I'm a nerd.

    For a minute there after reading the title, I thought Cassidy from the Preacher just make a cameo in the Teen Titan.
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