Huge gas cloud will hit Milky Way

BBC ^ | Saturday, 12 January 2008, 02:58 GMT | Paul Rincon Science reporter, BBC News, Austin

[Fred Nerks]

I know it's 'art' - the 'real thing' looks more like this...with the water. Is it really that much different?

[RightWhale]

The vertical dimension of the surface features is vastly exaggerated, radius r or z axis or whatever. Makes the planet a lot lumpier than it really is.

[Fred Nerks]

Arctic Exploration: Highlights and Mission Summaries August 14 - September 8, 2002.LINK.

The 24-day Arctic Expedition in the summer of 2002 focused on the deep and poorly understood Canada Basin. Click image for larger view.

[Fred Nerks]

Highlights of Measuring the Physical Properties of the Deep Canada Basin. LINK.

The very deepest water is isolated from the rest of the Canada Basin and has likely been there for about 500 yrs. Hence, it is possible to detect the effects of geothermal heating from the sea floor. The bottom layer of water, which has a thickness of up to 1,000 m, is completely mixed, likely by convection from this heating. Small changes in temperature of this well-mixed layer will tell us, for example, how long this heating has been taking place (i.e., how long the water has been there), and whether the geothermal heat is remaining in the deep layer or escaping through the top. Our preliminary temperature measurements over the past decade indicate that most of the heat input is indeed escaping...

interesting observation?

[Fred Nerks]

where did everybody go...?

[Grunthor]

“Huge gas cloud will hit Milky Way”

Excuse me. Bad burrito.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Football game pulled me away...Patriots now up 21 -14 over Jacksonville...

New England Patriots are trying to keep their Perfect season going.

[metmom]

ping

[Fred Nerks]

http://understandearth.com/Golden%20Goose.htm

About Peer Review...

[Rudder]

The monster cosmic "fog bank" is careering towards our galaxy...

At least its got a job now.

[Cold Heat]

20-40 millions years?

I can't wait!

[SunkenCiv]

Stick shift knob. I want one. :’)

[SunkenCiv]

Heh... If I hit the lotto bigtime, I’m going to finance Louie F.’s research. :’)

[SunkenCiv]

I guess I shouldn’t have used “Louie F” to refer to Louis Frank, looks like Calypso Louie instead....

[SunkenCiv]

Loved that Herndon view on it.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1936526/posts?page=11#11

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1092191/posts?page=161#161

[blam]

"Stick shift knob. I want one. :’)"

Good one...four on the floor...I agree.

[SunkenCiv]

Of course, after I’d install it, I’d have to crank down the windows and crank up the stereo, blaring Dion’s “The Wanderer”...

[blam]

"I’d have to crank down the windows and crank up the stereo, blaring Dion’s “The Wanderer”..."

You've set the stage perfectly, The Wanderer

[bannie]

"Over a few million years, it'll look like a celestial New Year's celebration, with huge firecrackers going off in that region of the galaxy."

I hope God lets us all watch. (I hope I'm with God!!!)

[Freedom2specul8]

"...20-40 million years..."

I didn't notice that at first. ratz..i was looking forward to this. :)