Huygens Descent On Titan

TheBlueRaja · 13-01-2005, 20:08

Well, the probe "lands" on Titan tomorrow - i wonder what they will find there as nobody seems to know, they dotn even know if it will land on a surface or in some goo.

Im betting on a B1 Bomber but you never know - it might just be where teletubbies live.

Anyhoo - joking aside - assuming it dosent all go wrong on the way down, which lets fact it is pretty probable, it should be pretty interesting dont you think?

trebor · 13-01-2005, 20:48

I was going to try and find it tonight, but it cloudy. so the nasa site will have to do.
http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.cfm

Russ · 13-01-2005, 20:50

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Originally Posted by theblueraja

Anyhoo - joking aside - assuming it dosent all go wrong on the way down, which lets fact it is pretty probable, it should be pretty interesting dont you think?

Do you really want me to answer that??

Shaun · 13-01-2005, 21:25

Yes

Russ · 14-01-2005, 01:07

Ok then - I'd rather watch paint dry.....

AndrewJ · 14-01-2005, 01:32

LOL I have signed up to hear when it is going on, sorry if everyone aint interested, but I am

14-01-2005, 07:33

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Originally Posted by trebor

I was going to try and find it tonight, but it cloudy. so the nasa site will have to do.
http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.cfm

have that loaded up, just now, waiting for any images - if anything gets back It will be a fantastic achievement, I can't imagine why anyone wouldn't be inspired by it

AndrewJ · 14-01-2005, 07:48

Well there loss eh, I am eager to know if all went well.

Attached is a image of Pluto..one of the most amazing images I have seen considering the immense distance between it and Earth.

Ramrod · 14-01-2005, 08:34

BBC news 24 said that the BBC will be showing images of Titan at 11:30 pm tonight (iirc)

AndrewJ · 14-01-2005, 08:49

best of luck for the guys/gals who have worked hard for this project, hope it works for them and we get some amazing images back from Titan.

edit: ever notice they never use windows to pilot these things...tell ya Nasa have it sussed... they know things..

Shaun · 14-01-2005, 08:57

Good luck to the OU/ESA, lets just hope it doesn't got the same way as Beagle.

Some interesting stuff on their website, and some videos:

http://pssri.open.ac.uk/missions/mis-cas.htm

Edit - Oh and Russ, how can you not be impressed/inspired?

trebor · 14-01-2005, 09:28

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Originally Posted by AndrewJames

Well there loss eh, I am eager to know if all went well.

Attached is a image of Pluto..one of the most amazing images I have seen considering the immense distance between it and Earth.

I wish I could take pictures like that, but then I haven't got a billion pound budget.

another link for live info (maybe)
http://esa.capcave.com/esa/cassinihuygens/

Aragorn · 14-01-2005, 10:09

What gets me is - the BBC interviewed one of the scientists who has been involved with Cassini-Huygens for 15 years. All that could be wasted in the next 12 hours

I can't imagine the pressure that creates!

AndrewJ · 14-01-2005, 10:11

Imaigine the team planning the first man on mars for 2020.

No doubt this is immense but that will be collosol.

best of luck and plenty of scotch there I bet.

AndrewJ · 14-01-2005, 10:15

Call me a dreamer but dont some of you hope for the day we can move to these planets and visit?? and be back on Earth for supper.??

Is this technology really so far ahead of us?? or is it money which stops us