Cassini probe

[Tom]

I've been looking around the Cassini website, and found a few nice things for you to look at and gaze in awe:

Most detailed ever picture of Jupiter

Approaching Saturn

More images can be found by following the link to ciclops at this url:

http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/press-releases-03/20031113-pr-a.cfm

There will be some really great images in the months ahead.

 

[kameleon]

Its very nice Tom.

 

[mookie]

the south pole on the jupiter image looks a bit 'dodgy' ?

 

[Damini]

I've got a certificate reserving me a seat on the first commercail flights to the moon!

Which is a bit crap, because I've subsequently found out I have a fear of flying.

 

[whipped]

I too have a fear of flying, but I think I could handle a inter-planetary trip. After all, once your in space you lose the fear that you could plummet to the ground any second.

 

[Will]

Originally posted by whipped
After all, once your in space you lose the fear that you could plummet to the ground any second.

To be replaced by a fear of floating off into space, until your oxygen runs out. So much better.

 

[Deadmanwalking]

Originally posted by Will
To be replaced by a fear of floating off into space, until your oxygen runs out. So much better.

Would make a more interesting gravestone.

 

[leggy]

Originally posted by Deadmanwalking
Would make a more interesting gravestone.

Here lies Deadmanwalking

"In space... no one heard me scream"

 

[~Lazarus~]

Originally posted by leggy
Here lies Deadmanwalking

"In space... no one heard me scream like a girl"

 

[Deadmanwalking]

 

[Tom]

Originally posted by mookie
the south pole on the jupiter image looks a bit 'dodgy' ?

Its a composite image

 

[xane]

Originally posted by Tom
There will be some really great images in the months ahead.

Here too

 

[darthshearer]

Nice piccys

 

[whipped]

I thought I'd discovered a new, bright red, moon on that Saturn image. Turned out to be a dead pixel on my monitor

 

[old.tRoG]

¾ of the way down that Saturn image, and ½ way across it, there's one hell of a swirly crater thinger.

Really is amazing

 

[Embattle]

Yeah heard about the Cassini mission ages ago, in fact by the time it finally reaches its destination next year it will have been travelling some 7 years. The main part of its mission is to land a probe on the surface of the moon Titan.

 

[Tenko]

I remember quite clearly when they launched the Cassini probe as I thought at the time "7 years!? WTF! thats along time for anything to get any where".

But now it seems like it was launched only a year or so ago!



Unfortunately I forgot to account the time dilation effect of GROWING OLD

 

[sad_mung]

Those image are beautiful and really moved me.

I love those majestic views of other planets, and I can't wait for more.

 

[Ch3tan]

Originally posted by leggy
Here lies Deadmanwalking

"In space... no one heard me scream"

Bastard, you stole my line!

 

[Tom]

The image of Jupiter is the best ever taken, but the images of Saturn when the probe reaches the planet, will be far superior, because its getting much much closer. We'll also be able to see hi-res images of some of Saturn's moons, we only have Voyager images right now, and they're good, but nothing like what the Cassini probe will take.

I can't wait, I remember the Horizon program about the Voyager images, it was fascinating.

 

[S-Gray]

looks like the weather on these planets are pretty nasty around Winter.

Snow? HAH! We have nuclear explosions 10billiontimes larger than Hiroshima! etc