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Did Titan Land in a River Bed?
these images look like liquid running by the landing site.
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/cassini-05m1.html |
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On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 13:50:41 -0600, "Ken" wrote:
these images look like liquid running by the landing site. http://www.spacedaily.com/news/cassini-05m1.html How so? It could just as easily be random image noise. Is there something specific you see that unequivocally suggests flowing liquid? --- Michael McCulloch |
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Well, I tend to see a lot more "random image noise" in certain areas. I
know, I know, it's probably not liquid, but the area farther away from the craft seems a lot more "stable". "Michael McCulloch" wrote in message ... On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 13:50:41 -0600, "Ken" wrote: these images look like liquid running by the landing site. http://www.spacedaily.com/news/cassini-05m1.html How so? It could just as easily be random image noise. Is there something specific you see that unequivocally suggests flowing liquid? --- Michael McCulloch |
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"Ken" wrote in message ... these images look like liquid running by the landing site. http://www.spacedaily.com/news/cassini-05m1.html uh, Titan did not land anywhere. ;-) |
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Sorry . . . Huygens. LOL!
"md" not given to avoid spam wrote in message ... "Ken" wrote in message ... these images look like liquid running by the landing site. http://www.spacedaily.com/news/cassini-05m1.html uh, Titan did not land anywhere. ;-) |
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"Ken" wrote:
these images look like liquid running by the landing site. http://www.spacedaily.com/news/cassini-05m1.html Is this satire or is this for real? :-) |
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On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 14:11:08 -0600, "Ken" wrote:
Well, I tend to see a lot more "random image noise" in certain areas. I know, I know, it's probably not liquid, but the area farther away from the craft seems a lot more "stable". Ok, I do see that. Those couple of rocks in the foreground that would possibly be sticking up out the supposed liquid also don't seem to "flicker" as much. Tidal drainage? ;-) --- Michael McCulloch |
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md wrote:
"Ken" wrote in message ... these images look like liquid running by the landing site. http://www.spacedaily.com/news/cassini-05m1.html uh, Titan did not land anywhere. ;-) It's all relative. :-) |
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On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 13:50:41 -0600, "Ken" wrote:
these images look like liquid running by the landing site. http://www.spacedaily.com/news/cassini-05m1.html The blurring in the upper part of the "river" almost makes it look like that. If they improve the images to get rid of some of the compression artifacts (if possible) it may prove it out. -Rich |
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"Michael McCulloch" wrote in message ... On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 14:11:08 -0600, "Ken" wrote: Well, I tend to see a lot more "random image noise" in certain areas. I know, I know, it's probably not liquid, but the area farther away from the craft seems a lot more "stable". Ok, I do see that. Those couple of rocks in the foreground that would possibly be sticking up out the supposed liquid also don't seem to "flicker" as much. Tidal drainage? ;-) If you look at the top of the image, there appears to be a 'flow' from right to left, which seems to share the same movement as the 'liquid' elsewhere in the image. It would be fascinating if it was shown to be a true flow, but I suspect it's really due to artifacts. But brilliant all the same. And aren't we just the luckiest of folks, having all this available over the internet so soon after the mission. Congratulations and thanks to everyone involved! |
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