On New Year's Eve 2004, Cassini flew past Saturn's intriguing moon Iapetus, capturing the four visible light images that were put together to form this global view. Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
Posted on 03/01/2007 6:09:06 PM PST by NormsRevenge
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has captured never-before-seen views of Saturn from perspectives high above and below the planet's rings. Over the last several months, the spacecraft has climbed to higher and higher inclinations, providing its cameras with glimpses of the planet and rings that have scientists gushing.
Not for me,but bump for later reading
What $10? It depends on where you are in the tax structure. the project and extended support cost somewhere around $1,400,000,000 . The top 1% of taxpayers pay about 37% of the taxes, so the top 1% are paying around $518,000,000. There are about 120,000,000 taxpayers, so 1.2 mil are in the top 1% so divide that 518 mil by 1.2 and you get $432 each. It's a lot less working down the chain. the top 5% pay 58% of the taxes and if you work this out taking out what the top 1% paid, the next 4% pay about $61 each.
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0709/09iapetus/
Cassini prepares to fly by walnut-shaped moon
NASA/JPL STATUS REPORT
Posted: September 9, 2007
PASADENA, Calif. - Cassini will make its only close flyby of Saturn’s odd, two-toned, walnut-shaped moon Iapetus on Sept. 10, 2007, at about 1,640 kilometers (1,000 miles) from the surface.
This flyby will be 100 times closer than Cassini’s 2004 encounter, and will be the last time the spacecraft will aim its instruments at this moon.
This moon is very strange. How does it come to have a ridge around the equator?
On New Year's Eve 2004, Cassini flew past Saturn's intriguing moon Iapetus, capturing the four visible light images that were put together to form this global view. Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
Must-see pictures of Saturn’s moon Iapetus from Cassini
NASA/JPL NEWS RELEASE
Posted: September 12, 2007
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0709/12iapetus/
No kidding, this is amazing. Check it out.
Thanks! Damn. Looks like snow on that moon or solidified something , that ridge is pretty weird too,, I wonder how cold it is there?
Neat stuff.
All those moons are strange, and each seems to be unique. Might make one wonder how they can all be so different.
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