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The Huygen's data interpetations are gradually making their way into cyberspace. - Jacob Samorodin - 1/17/2005 4:28:10 PM
- Detailed info and tons of links from Daniel Fischer's Cosmic Mirror - LJK - 1/18/2005 12:29:43 PM
- something moving? - JimO - 1/17/2005 6:10:57 PM
  - re: something moving? - Jacob Samorodin - 1/17/2005 6:26:14 PM
    - re: something moving? - Marcia - 1/17/2005 6:53:21 PM
      - tea leaves and my imagination - Gary - 1/17/2005 9:16:15 PM
        
        re: tea leaves and my imagination - Marcia - 1/17/2005 10:07:02 PM
      - It would have had to pass through a liquid phase first. - Jacob Samorodin - 1/17/2005 7:11:49 PM
- Distributed intelligence. I LOVE the internet. - Tom Brosz - 1/17/2005 5:47:29 PM
- re: The Huygen's data interpetations are gradually making their way into cyberspace. - Raoul - 1/17/2005 5:11:39 PM
  - re: The Huygen's data interpetations are gradually making their way into cyberspace. - Marcia - 1/17/2005 5:47:31 PM
    - Excitement and puzzlement as Cornell views first Titan images - LJK - 1/18/2005 6:05:01 AM

The more I look at it... (contains speculations).... - jms - 1/16/2005 6:01:36 AM
- "Cloud Dendrites" ? - Philip Simon - 1/18/2005 1:33:58 AM
- Reposted to include image.... - jms - 1/17/2005 5:00:27 PM
- A request for Daniel Crotty. - jms - 1/17/2005 3:25:25 AM
  - re: A request for Daniel Crotty. - Daniel Crotty - 1/17/2005 8:04:05 AM
    - Thank-you, Daniel ! (n/t) - jms - 1/17/2005 5:01:06 PM
- Looks Like A dried Sea - Mark Eby - 1/16/2005 4:34:35 PM
  - Droplets on Lens - Nick Hoffman - 1/17/2005 1:32:28 AM
  - re: Looks Like A dried Sea - Nathan Koren - 1/16/2005 10:54:57 PM
- re: The more I look at it... (contains speculations).... - Alberto - 1/16/2005 11:18:49 AM
- Thanks for the link - I agree, the dark areas are not featureless - E.P. Grondine - 1/16/2005 9:47:18 AM

Image changing - Raoul - 1/17/2005 8:41:16 PM

Microscopic shots starting to come in of that weird rock by Opportunity - Tom Brosz - 1/17/2005 6:32:56 PM
- Seams of shiny stuff - Gary - 1/17/2005 7:22:06 PM
- re: Microscopic shots starting to come in of that weird rock by Opportunity - Jacob Samorodin - 1/17/2005 6:59:36 PM
  - Erosion - Tom Brosz - 1/17/2005 7:13:06 PM
    - Tom Brosz got it right - Gary - 1/17/2005 7:35:11 PM
- Oops. More shots from previous sol, too. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/17/2005 6:34:06 PM

An out of date story - R.L. - 1/17/2005 7:06:08 AM
- Well? - At least there are no monoliths. ;-) - Jacob Samorodin - 1/17/2005 3:54:19 PM

LEVIATHAN - Peter Bruener - 1/17/2005 6:09:31 AM

How many unique images should we expect? - John Q. Public - 1/16/2005 9:39:09 PM
- Many of those duplicate images are different colors. - Gary - 1/16/2005 10:19:23 PM
  - half of all images lost "as mentioned below"? - E.P. Grondine - 1/17/2005 3:45:24 AM
    - Oooops... I see it now... - E.P. Grondine - 1/17/2005 3:47:25 AM
  - re: Many of those duplicate images are different colors. - dtb - 1/17/2005 2:40:28 AM
  - re: Many of those duplicate images are different colors. - John Q. Public - 1/16/2005 11:21:27 PM

A panorama in color (reconstitution) - Raoul - 1/16/2005 7:15:51 PM
- re: A panorama in color - Tom Brosz - 1/17/2005 1:08:27 AM

Huge sunspots! (this noon with ETX90 and Sony DSC-V1 - Raoul - 1/15/2005 12:26:51 PM
- re: Coronal Mass Ejections - BRFelix - 1/16/2005 9:51:22 PM
- re: News Item - BRFelix - 1/15/2005 11:45:26 PM
- re: Zut alors! - BRFelix - 1/15/2005 4:33:02 PM

ET Visitors: Scientists See High Likelihood - Eric - 1/14/2005 11:32:26 PM
- Any online copies of the article available? - LJK - 1/16/2005 7:57:28 PM
- Unfortunate - Donald - 1/15/2005 2:36:14 AM
  - re: The JBIS is a serious space magazine, like Spaceflight (n/t) - Raoul - 1/15/2005 2:21:29 PM
    - Yes... - Donald - 1/15/2005 3:18:20 PM
  - Leave the JBIS alone! - Adam - 1/15/2005 1:00:24 PM
  - Leonard David Thinks Gil Levin Is A Reliable Source (n/t) - Mark Eby - 1/15/2005 4:27:20 AM
    - Then he shows great insight. (n/t) - Robert Clark - 1/15/2005 1:11:26 PM
    - Depending on the topic, he can be. (n/t) - et - 1/15/2005 5:58:03 AM
      - Sure He's A PhD Sanitation Engineer Among Other Things - Mark Eby - 1/15/2005 4:22:27 PM
        
        re: Sure He's A PhD Sanitation Engineer Among Other Things - Robert Clark - 1/15/2005 5:38:35 PM
        
        No Robert - Mark Eby - 1/15/2005 6:51:11 PM
        
        Perhaps... - Donald - 1/15/2005 4:57:24 PM
        
        His expertise was precisely why he was selected for the Viking mission. - Robert Clark - 1/15/2005 5:47:16 PM
        
        And He Demonstrated His Limited Grasp Afterwards - Mark Eby - 1/15/2005 6:45:33 PM
  - Bernard Haisch - et - 1/15/2005 2:44:38 AM
    - re: Bernard Haisch - Donald - 1/15/2005 3:14:12 AM
      - re: Bernard Haisch - Robert Clark - 1/15/2005 2:14:43 PM
      - ok then. - et - 1/15/2005 5:51:33 AM
        
        re: ok then. - Donald - 1/15/2005 2:22:49 PM
        
        Oh really? You sure about that? (n/t) - et - 1/15/2005 4:00:03 PM
        
        Yes...absolutely - Donald - 1/15/2005 4:30:17 PM
- about half of UFO sightings were reconaisance aircraft - lemonade lucy - 1/15/2005 2:23:12 AM

Star party and a message - Raoul - 1/16/2005 10:25:48 AM
- re: Star party and a message - Marcia - 1/16/2005 6:28:35 PM

I am loathe to speculate on raw images... BUT here goes - R.L. - 1/15/2005 8:11:34 AM
- Water Is one of the few compounds whose solid phase floats on it's liquid one. - Mark Eby - 1/16/2005 2:52:13 AM
  - :) I Know that Mark- I may be a highschool drop out, but I do kinda have an education :) - R.L. - 1/16/2005 4:31:41 AM
    - Well I Avoided As Much Physics As Possible - Mark Eby - 1/16/2005 5:47:13 AM
      - No offense taken.... - R.L. - 1/16/2005 12:45:12 PM
- re: I am loathe to speculate on raw images... BUT here goes - Marcia - 1/15/2005 7:35:42 PM

Who left a message on Huygens' CD? - Raoul - 1/15/2005 11:47:03 PM
- Is it too late to add my message? :) (joking of course) - R.L. - 1/16/2005 4:38:25 AM
- My name's on it. (n/t) - Lee - 1/16/2005 3:05:47 AM
- re: Who left a message on Huygens' CD? - Alberto - 1/16/2005 12:35:01 AM
  - re: Lost channel - Raoul - 1/16/2005 8:56:15 AM

Water Balloon in Space - Greg - 1/16/2005 2:07:46 AM
- re: Water Balloon in Space - Peter Bruener - 1/16/2005 4:37:39 AM

My favorite raw image.... - R.L. - 1/16/2005 12:36:56 AM
- Mine, too - Fox - 1/16/2005 1:59:02 AM
- Better view - R.L. - 1/16/2005 12:44:27 AM
  - These are good too - R.L. - 1/16/2005 12:52:05 AM

Is Titan Alive? - Adam - 1/15/2005 1:03:35 PM
- Chemical rates versus mutation - Gary - 1/15/2005 5:41:32 PM
- re: Is Titan Alive? - Mark Eby - 1/15/2005 4:04:45 PM
- What's your definition of life? - Jacob Samorodin - 1/15/2005 3:57:28 PM
  - Not If You Read Almost Any Biology Text - Mark Eby - 1/15/2005 4:12:05 PM
    - re: Not If You Read Almost Any Biology Text - Jacob Samorodin - 1/15/2005 4:23:20 PM
      - Not Sure About Condition 2 - Mark Eby - 1/15/2005 4:30:42 PM
        
        Homeostasis - Adam - 1/15/2005 9:24:53 PM

ESA deserves HUGE respect from all. - Buck Galaxy - 1/15/2005 7:35:49 AM
- Absolutely --- This is a magnificient achievement (to it again please) (n/t) - Gary - 1/15/2005 5:25:48 PM
  - But put a propeller and a rudder of somekind on it, next time. ;-) (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 1/15/2005 6:40:36 PM
    - Titan has an atmosphere, I vote for a hovercraft ;-) (n/t) - Dave - 1/15/2005 9:22:52 PM
- Ditto - SteveS - 1/15/2005 2:30:58 PM
- Agreed... - R.L. - 1/15/2005 8:54:33 AM

Mineral ID from Wishstone and Champagne: - jms - 1/15/2005 4:58:23 AM
- Plagioclase weathers easily to clay. - Robert Clark - 1/15/2005 12:40:52 PM
  - re: Plagioclase weathers easily to clay. - jms - 1/15/2005 7:55:37 PM

From Titan, from the BBC and a thought - Raoul - 1/15/2005 9:11:18 AM
- re: From Titan, from the BBC and a thought - Thank you, Raoul! (n/t) - Marcia - 1/15/2005 7:46:48 PM

ESA photos - SteveS - 1/15/2005 1:46:42 PM
- re: ESA photos-water and hydrocarbon surface - Andrew - 1/15/2005 7:12:52 PM
- Yes - Mark Eby - 1/15/2005 3:47:33 PM
  - Huygens images of Titan surface remind me of Venus from Venera 9-10 - LJK - 1/15/2005 6:01:15 PM

How certain that we're looking at liquid bodies? - John Q Public - 1/15/2005 5:39:04 PM
- I agree with Mr. Publc (Titan confuses me) - Gary - 1/15/2005 6:18:10 PM
- As far as where Huygen's actually landed... - Jacob Samorodin - 1/15/2005 6:14:19 PM
  - "creme brulee," huh? - Tom Brosz - 1/15/2005 6:26:46 PM
    - LOL. ;-) - Jacob Samorodin - 1/15/2005 6:34:37 PM
  - Old snow does that too. - Tom Brosz - 1/15/2005 6:21:53 PM
- Only had the data for 24 hours - alcaray - 1/15/2005 5:50:10 PM

First sounds from Titan! - Daniel - 1/15/2005 9:55:35 AM
- re: First sounds from Titan! - Jacob Samorodin - 1/15/2005 3:35:32 PM
- some "Huygens descent music" .. - Daniel - 1/15/2005 1:49:36 PM
  - Nah!!! - Jacob Samorodin - 1/15/2005 4:20:04 PM
    - BTW .. - Daniel - 1/15/2005 5:10:15 PM
      - re: BTW .. - Jacob Samorodin - 1/15/2005 5:16:10 PM
        
        Let's hope the "white noise" ghosthunters don't get a hold of this... (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/15/2005 6:18:54 PM
        
        the periodic pulses .. - Daniel - 1/15/2005 5:47:10 PM
        
        LOL. ;-) (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 1/15/2005 6:07:11 PM
    - The point is the exercise, not the description - Daniel - 1/15/2005 5:08:20 PM
- re: Super, Daniel! - Raoul - 1/15/2005 11:03:57 AM
  - Wow! Thanks Raoul! Also there are links to the raw image files there. - Tom Brosz - 1/15/2005 6:28:52 PM
  - terrific mosaics! Daniel Crotty, Anthony Liekens, Kevin Dawson .. (n/t) - Daniel - 1/15/2005 11:34:31 AM
    - re: terrific mosaics! Daniel Crotty, Anthony Liekens, Kevin Dawson ... and thank you, Daniel and Raoul! :) (n/t) - Marcia - 1/15/2005 6:22:13 PM

Crop circles on Mars - Buck Galaxy - 1/15/2005 7:26:16 AM
- Them's the good ol' boys at the control center doin' donuts. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/15/2005 6:06:57 PM

Okay, I've seen those three good Titan pictures now. How about some more? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/15/2005 2:13:25 AM
- check it out - Buck Galaxy - 1/15/2005 3:35:39 AM
  - In the last 3 "files" - alcaray - 1/15/2005 5:19:00 PM
  - Typo. Make that: "thanks to EP" (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 1/15/2005 3:53:08 AM
- Go over to http://www.spacer.com (n/t) - E.P. Grondine - 1/15/2005 3:22:41 AM
- mirror site - --dd-- - 1/15/2005 3:16:18 AM
- ATTN Tom! - Nathan Koren - 1/15/2005 2:52:15 AM
  - re: ATTN - Tom Brosz - 1/15/2005 4:09:44 AM
    - re: ATTN - Nathan Koren - 1/15/2005 5:16:21 AM

Surface image!!! - R.L. - 1/14/2005 8:34:06 PM
- Aaaaamazing! - E.P. Grondine - 1/15/2005 2:03:18 AM
  - WYSIWYG - Nick Hoffman - 1/15/2005 3:43:54 AM
    - What? No wheels? Dang! Well, back to Mars... ;) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/15/2005 4:50:49 AM
      - Nuclear powered blimp.... - dtb - 1/15/2005 5:48:31 AM
        
        re: Nuclear powered blimp.... - LJK - 1/15/2005 3:59:55 PM
- They're calling these "ice blocks." - Tom Brosz - 1/14/2005 10:42:47 PM
  - That's the problem with you California residents.... - Jacob Samorodin - 1/15/2005 3:44:37 PM
  - And they are roundish - SteveS - 1/15/2005 1:23:15 AM
- Quick thoughts... - jms - 1/14/2005 9:59:10 PM
  - Drainage patterns... - jms - 1/14/2005 10:07:47 PM
- JimO on NBC Evening News - JimO - 1/14/2005 9:55:46 PM
  - Bumped to NBC News Sat AM - JimO - 1/15/2005 12:00:42 AM
    - Ran on NBC News Sat AM 7:30, EST - JimO - 1/15/2005 3:32:25 PM
    - A Titan about Titan? (n/t) - et - 1/15/2005 3:02:00 AM
    - re: Bumped to NBC News Sat AM - Delbert - 1/15/2005 12:40:23 AM
    - At least you wren't bumped by 900 bags of nickels - Fox - 1/15/2005 12:05:19 AM
  - Knock 'em dead. (n/t) - alcaray - 1/14/2005 11:02:14 PM
  - re: From above it looks like Mars and from the ground...Venus - Raoul - 1/14/2005 10:01:18 PM
  - Break a leg, JimO! - Fox - 1/14/2005 10:00:00 PM
- Gaaah! All the sites are clogged! - LJ - 1/14/2005 9:31:54 PM
- Now *this* is a river! - dtb - 1/14/2005 9:19:47 PM
  - re: Now *this* is a beach! - R.L. - 1/14/2005 9:23:59 PM
    - EVEN BETTER - R.L. - 1/14/2005 9:27:33 PM
      - re: Visibility nearly equals that of Mars. Thanks, R.L. (n/t) - Marcia - 1/14/2005 9:48:35 PM
- COOL!!! - R.L. - 1/14/2005 9:19:22 PM
  - "shoreline" is the word used in this new release - Tom Brosz - 1/14/2005 9:23:56 PM
- Excellent ! - jms - 1/14/2005 9:08:17 PM
- Two shots I've seen so far. - Tom Brosz - 1/14/2005 9:07:08 PM
  - Here are a bunch of raw images - REB - 1/14/2005 9:07:54 PM
    - Your site was shut down- - R.L. - 1/14/2005 10:55:40 PM
      - Hah! I saved it as an "Offline file" in IE6. I can still look at the pictures off line. - Tom Brosz - 1/15/2005 12:23:10 AM
        
        re: Hah! I saved it as an "Offline file" in IE6. I can still look at the pictures off line. - Nathan Koren - 1/15/2005 12:44:36 AM
      - re: Your site was shut down- - Alberto - 1/14/2005 11:10:20 PM
      - It was the DISR team's site - dtb - 1/14/2005 11:03:08 PM
    - 1st glimpse of surface at no. 382, 1st on-surface image at no. 723 (n/t) - Daniel - 1/14/2005 9:22:52 PM
      - compare 721 to 723. Looks like it went splat. (n/t) - alcaray - 1/14/2005 9:31:10 PM
    - Wow, whole thumbnail set! - dtb - 1/14/2005 9:16:08 PM
    - re: Thank you, REB! - Marcia - 1/14/2005 9:15:06 PM
    - re: Link - Raoul - 1/14/2005 9:13:13 PM
    - Look at 533, 535 and 529!!! (n/t) - R.L. - 1/14/2005 9:12:46 PM
      - looks like an open water lead on sea ice (or a canal....) (n/t) - pwokenyaw - 1/14/2005 9:26:48 PM
      - Is one of them with the very bright reflection? - Jacob Samorodin - 1/14/2005 9:21:01 PM
      - re: Look at 533, 535 and 529!!! (n/t) - OH WOW CHECK OUT # 564!! - 1/14/2005 9:14:38 PM
        
        Check out 202! Methane droplets on the lens? - REB - 1/14/2005 9:44:06 PM
- It wasnt expected to survive a landing on a solid surface (n/t) - R.L. - 1/14/2005 9:04:33 PM
- Looks kind of like rocks in a pond, don't it? ;) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/14/2005 8:59:40 PM
  - Maybe rocks in a small patchy puddle (n/t) - R.L. - 1/15/2005 9:00:16 AM
  - re: He he ;) - Raoul - 1/14/2005 9:08:50 PM
  - I'm not seeing the liquid.... Sarcasm? ;) (n/t) - et - 1/14/2005 9:04:01 PM
- JPL and ESA sites are down to a limping crawl - alcaray - 1/14/2005 8:48:22 PM
  - Two agencies covering the same event - it must be . . . The Clash of the Titans! (n/t) - Fox - 1/14/2005 9:02:51 PM
  - re: from above - Raoul - 1/14/2005 8:53:24 PM
    - Yes, I've seen these (and thank you very much!!!) - alcaray - 1/14/2005 8:58:27 PM
      - re: Can't see the ESA site... - Marcia - 1/14/2005 9:08:34 PM
        
        re: Can't see the ESA site... - alcaray - 1/14/2005 9:14:29 PM
        
        re: Can't see the ESA site... - Marcia - 1/14/2005 9:17:57 PM
        
        re: Can't see the ESA site... = I wish JMS or some other resident geologist would check that one out. - Marcia - 1/14/2005 9:56:17 PM
        
        re: Can't see the ESA site... = I wish JMS or some other resident geologist would check that one out. - SteveS - 1/15/2005 4:32:50 AM
        
        re: Aha! - Marcia - 1/14/2005 10:21:26 PM
        
        re: ah... - jms - 1/14/2005 10:32:30 PM
        
        Scaling and MER memory - dtb - 1/14/2005 11:07:33 PM
        
        frdk - jms - 1/14/2005 10:19:03 PM
        
        re: frdk - LOL -No, don't give in... just look up and take a deep breath. lol (n/t) - Marcia - 1/14/2005 10:24:17 PM
- Great, more rocky rubble fields. - et - 1/14/2005 8:45:13 PM
  - Yeh, look at that interesting rebound structure right in the middle of the first frame... - E.P. Grondine - 1/15/2005 2:09:59 AM
  - re: Great, more rocky rubble fields. - Jacob Samorodin - 1/14/2005 9:00:28 PM
    - Lots of data to come! - alcaray - 1/14/2005 9:11:22 PM
    - Carbonaceous grit? We'll find out soon hopefully.... (n/t) - et - 1/14/2005 9:02:55 PM
- re: Surface image!!! - Jacob Samorodin - 1/14/2005 8:43:41 PM
- re: Surface image!!! - Raoul - 1/14/2005 8:36:04 PM
  - re: Is that the only one they posted at their site? (n/t) - Marcia - 1/14/2005 8:41:55 PM
    - re: Is that the only one they posted at their site? - Marcia - 1/14/2005 8:45:56 PM

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