Saturn's Moon Apparently Outgassing (finally on CNN)

[Danoff]

http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.cfm


This is Enceladus, one of Saturn's moons and what looks like outgassing as the sun heats the surface.

 

[Vonie]

I love me some pictures of plumes.

 

[Raghavan]

That's an awesome shot.

 

[Zardoz]

Cassini-Huygens rocks.

 

[VIPFREAK]

Sweet, Creamatoria!

 

[Omnis]

Can Cassini launch giant tablets of Gaviscon at the moon?

 

[Joey D]

It didn't make CNN because it doesn't have to do with:

- War
- Disaster
- Attacking the president
- Or something to that affect

It didn't make Fox News because it didn't have to do with:

- War
- Disaster
- Praising the President
- Something to that affect


But thats cool and hell!

 

[Omnis]

Didn't make fox because Fox is owned by Saudi Arabia. Didn't make CNN because it didn't take place on earth.

 

[VIPFREAK]

At 3a.m. they did interupted The game to tell me that the Saddam Hussen trials had resumed and that they were currently editing the live version before airing it.

 

[Pupik]

It didn't make CNN because it doesn't have to do with:

- War
- Disaster
- Attacking the president
- Or something to that effect

It didn't make Fox News because it didn't have to do with:

- War
- Disaster
- Praising the President
- Something to that effect

Nice.

 

[Danoff]

Space.com is on board.

http://www.space.com/imageoftheday/image_of_day_051129.html

 

[194GVan]

It didn't make CNN because it doesn't have to do with:

- War
- Disaster
- Attacking the president
- Or something to that affect

It didn't make Fox News because it didn't have to do with:

- War
- Disaster
- Praising the President
- Something to that affect


But thats cool and hell!

HAHA No threat to America? Then who cares? Aint it the truth....

 

[F1GTR]

Does anyone have a hi-res version of that pic? It would look great as a wallpaper.

 

[Roo]

Does anyone have a hi-res version of that pic? It would look great as a wallpaper.

http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/jpeg/PIA07758.jpg

 

[Danoff]

There's lots of good wallpaper at www.jpl.nasa.gov

and...

 

[Danny]

I believe I am outgassing also.

 

[Omnis]

"...It was you."

 

[Cosmic]

Our universe can be so beautiful sometimnes.

 

[Ev0]

http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/jpeg/PIA07758.jpg

Looks like I've got me some new wallpaper! First non-aircraft/car wallpaper for me in months!

 

[Zardoz]

Not CNN, but MSNBC picked it up:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10354912/

 

[SRV2LOW4ME]

It didn't make CNN because it doesn't have to do with:

- War
- Disaster
- Attacking the president
- Or something to that affect

It didn't make Fox News because it didn't have to do with:

- War
- Disaster
- Praising the President
- Something to that affect


But thats cool and hell!

And it didn't make Canadian news because it doesn't deal with the U.S.

 

[Zrow]

I believe I am outgassing also.

Nice!

So can somebody explain what outgassing is, and it's significance? It certainly looks and sounds interesting.

 

[Danoff]

So can somebody explain what outgassing is, and it's significance? It certainly looks and sounds interesting.

It's either volcanoes spewing gas into space - which is a sign of significant geological activity, or it's surface material heating up under the sun. It tells planetary geologists more about this moon's internal structure - which gives them a better understanding of how celestial bodies form and gives insight into the age and formation of our solar system. It also helps researchers understand whether they think they'll find an interesting environment on this moon and whether it warrants another mission to study it further.

Europa (one of Jupiter's moons) is thought to have a subsurface liquid water ocean covered by a layer of ice. It is possible that life exists on Europa beneith the surface. This is part of the reason that scientists get so interested in the geology of celestial bodies - the possibility of finding life.

Enceladus (the one in the picture) is icy, but I think the internal structure is still something of a mystery.

 

[Danoff]

http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/12/07/saturn.moon.ap/index.html

I consider this article a direct response to this thread.

 

[Zardoz]

http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/12/07/saturn.moon.ap/index.html

I consider this article a direct response to this thread.

And indeed you should.

 

[Ev0]

The powers of GTP reach deep into the fabric oif society, even influencing major media outlets.

 

[DeLoreanBrown]

danoff , the beauty of the Three photographs you have put up in this thread brings to mind for me this snippet i saw in the Groups ;