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Coolest Photo You Will Ever SEE! (moon Enceladus)
Posted on 03/09/2006 2:26:03 PM PST by AZRepublican
A masterpiece of deep time and wrenching gravity, the tortured surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus and its fascinating ongoing geologic activity tell the story of the ancient and present struggles of one tiny world. This is a story that is recounted by imaging scientists in a paper published in the journal Science on March 10, 2006.
TOPICS: Unclassified
KEYWORDS: astronomy; cool; enceladus; nasa; saturnmoons; solarsystem; space; water
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To: A knight without armor
I sent that photo to several folks here in the office. One lady replied back the exact same thing. R U her? :)
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posted on
03/09/2006 2:44:15 PM PST
by
RetiredArmy
(America is doomed to be socialist. Way too many people with palms pointed up!)
To: Cementjungle
I think it would be yellow gold not white.
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posted on
03/09/2006 2:45:05 PM PST
by
RetiredArmy
(America is doomed to be socialist. Way too many people with palms pointed up!)
To: AZRepublican
Just imagine, someday mankind will make enough progress to strip mine it
To: Bubbatuck; AZRepublican; icwhatudo
I agree...there was a news report today that scientists believe there is liquid water on Enceladus.
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posted on
03/09/2006 2:45:42 PM PST
by
Dark Skies
(" For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. " Matthew 6:21)
To: MikeA
well...I'll with the original by Obi Wan....That's no moon...it's a space station!!!
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posted on
03/09/2006 2:46:15 PM PST
by
xp38
To: pulaskibush
Saturn is named for the father of Zeus. He was a Titan. Most of the satellites were named for other Titans, i.e. brothers and sisters of Saturn. Enceladus was crushed by Athene in the battle between the Olympian gods and the Titans and the name was given to this satellite by John Herscehl, son of the famous English astronomer William Herschel in 1847. Earth piled on top of Enceladus' corpse became the island of Sicily.
Temperatures on Enceladus range between 65 and 85 degrees Kelvin (-208 to -188 degree Celsius or -342 to -306 degrees Fahrenheit), although according to the story today there may be pockets of liquid water at above 0 degrees Celsius or 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
Enceladus does rotate but it is a synchronous rotation, so the same side always faces Saturn and it orbits Saturn every 1.37 Earth days. Gravity on Enceladus is about 1/10th of that on Earth.
To: Dark Skies
Yeah, I saw that. Just fascinating.
We need more of this type of exploration.
To: RetiredArmy
No. I'm at home and have not seen this until just now. But I love blue cheese. I originally spelled it bleu cheese but thought I'd get poked for it. Really, this moon looks like it is made of plaster and maybe there was a tiny bit of ink in the bottom of the bowl that ran.
To: AZRepublican
Amazing detail - it almost looks like a painting, not an actual picture. The beauty of the Universe continues to awe me.
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posted on
03/09/2006 2:54:25 PM PST
by
reagan_fanatic
(Darwinism is a belief in the meaninglessness of existence - R. Kirk)
To: AZRepublican
Bump for later. Thanks! :)
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posted on
03/09/2006 2:58:16 PM PST
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(Save The Earth. It's The Only Planet With Chocolate.)
To: pulaskibush
I love Enceladus. Are they chicken or beef? Tacos are okay too.
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posted on
03/09/2006 2:59:45 PM PST
by
fish hawk
(TU)
To: AZRepublican
Looking reeeaaallll close, I think I see an iceberg.
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posted on
03/09/2006 3:01:02 PM PST
by
taxesareforever
(Government is running amuck)
To: AZRepublican
Call me crazy, but it looks like "home" to me. I feel like I've been there before.
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posted on
03/09/2006 3:08:07 PM PST
by
i_dont_chat
(I defend the right to offend!)
To: SauronOfMordor
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posted on
03/09/2006 3:10:39 PM PST
by
ChadGore
(VISUALIZE 62,041,268 Bush fans. We Vote.)
To: AZRepublican
It amazes me that so much like this is so "close" to home. Makes you wonder how much MORE is out there in God's creation.
To: AZRepublican
Kewl...an extreme close-up of Hillary's bum.
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posted on
03/09/2006 3:16:37 PM PST
by
Lekker 1
("Computers in the future may have only 1000 vacuum tubes..." - Popular Mechanics, March 1949)
To: AZRepublican
Looks like one of Kate Michaelman's eggs...
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posted on
03/09/2006 3:16:57 PM PST
by
pabianice
(contact ebay??)
To: AZRepublican
Enceladus, I don't know how it is pronounced, but for some reason I get hungry for Mexican food every time I see the name.
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posted on
03/09/2006 3:18:23 PM PST
by
BallyBill
(Serial Hit-N-Run poster)
To: reagan_fanatic
Al Gore created it when he was in elementary school.
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posted on
03/09/2006 3:19:11 PM PST
by
Westlander
(Unleash the Neutron Bomb)
To: adamsjas
Right click the image and select Copy Image location. Or, if you use a brain dead browser like microsoft, right click image and select properties, and then copy the link. Thanks for your kind advice. I know how to copy an image. I wanted to send along the article that accompanied it. The OP was kind enough to provide the link, and I have passed it on. Links are easier to send than images, dontcha know? Jerk.
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