Saturnian mystery

Mickelodean wrote:

Here are clumps as viewed by Cassini of bright patches or clumps in the
outer F ring that defy
explanation.

http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05382

"Defy explanation" is rather an overstatement. "Not understood in
detail" would be more accurate.

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Greg Crinklaw
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"Not understood in detail" is hardly an explanation...
Orion

"Greg Crinklaw" wrote in message
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Mickelodean wrote:

Here are clumps as viewed by Cassini of bright patches or clumps in the
outer F ring that defy
explanation.

http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05382

"Defy explanation" is rather an overstatement. "Not understood in
detail" would be more accurate.

--
Greg Crinklaw
Astronomical Software Developer
Cloudcroft, New Mexico, USA (33N, 106W, 2700m)

SkyTools Software for the Observer:
http://www.skyhound.com/cs.html

Skyhound Observing Pages:
http://www.skyhound.com/sh/skyhound.html

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"Greg Crinklaw" wrote in message
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Mickelodean wrote:

Here are clumps as viewed by Cassini of bright patches or clumps in the
outer F ring that defy
explanation.

http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05382

"Defy explanation" is rather an overstatement. "Not understood in
detail" would be more accurate.


Uh uh!. Not understood AT ALL. you imply there is a measure of explanation
when in fact
there is no explanation. So, it defies explanation until it is explained
rather than be only
left open to conjecture and theory. Go back to school..fool!

defy v. (-ies, -ied) 1 resist openly; refuse to obey. 2 (of a thing) =
present insuperable obstacles to (defies solution). 3 (foll. by to + =
infin.) challenge (a person) to do or prove something. [Latin fides =
faith]


The ring clumps are NOT resisting or refusing to obey. Defy is the wrong =
term.

-Florian