Andrew |
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Hello from the children of planet Earth
#306080 - 03/21/13 02:01 PM
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whoa...
[Re: Andrew]
#306087 - 03/21/13 04:48 PM
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is it possible to actually LAND SOMETHING on Saturn's rings? I used to think it was free-floating debris like an asteroid belt or maybe some kind of gas (shows how much astronomy I remember) but...
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/03/...ml#slide=271592
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Just broke my personal record for number of consecutive days without dying!
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Re: whoa...
[Re: URherenow]
#306094 - 03/21/13 08:57 PM
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> is it possible to actually LAND SOMETHING on Saturn's rings? I used to think it was > free-floating debris like an asteroid belt or maybe some kind of gas (shows how much > astronomy I remember) but... > > http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/03/...ml#slide=271592
No. Rocks and dust, mostly very small. Cassini flew through.
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Breetai |
Semi-Lurker "full time drinker"
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Insert landing something on Uranus joke here. <NT>
[Re: URherenow]
#306151 - 03/23/13 03:14 PM
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