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B.J.
Member # 858
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Oh, wow. I just wish these were in full color!
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Chris
Member # 71
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And at desktop res...!
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MinutiaeMan
Member # 444
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My first thought seeing those pictures was, "They sent that damn thing how many millions of miles, and they forgot to include a color camera?"
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Mars Needs Women
Member # 1505
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I know, it would much more beautiful in color.
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Lee
Member # 393
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Here's hoping that
quote: A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2007.
means there's a possibility of coloured images. . .
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Sol System
Member # 30
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The color in space images is always highly processed anyway. Cassini, for example, carries four "camera" systems, each covering different parts of the spectrum, and all of the released images are composited from the various filters and, you know, sciencey things.
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AndrewR
Member # 44
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It'd be near black and white anyway wouldn't it? The bright sun and the shadow. Very high contrast.
Anyway looking at those pictures - It seems so lonely...
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Lee
Member # 393
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Yes, poor Frank Poole, all alone in the night. . .
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Daniel Butler
Member # 1689
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Lonely is GOOD!
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B.J.
Member # 858
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SWEEEEEET!
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Mark Nguyen
Member # 469
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This is about the coolest real-space solar system picture ever, right along with stuff like the Apollo 8 "Earthrise" picture. And look at the crispness of the picture! You can't make this shit up.
Mark
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Lurker Emeritus
Member # 1888
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Gorgeous. The best profile of the most beautiful planet shown to great effect.
Saturn is my favourite planet and my first destination of choice in the Solar system... should the opportunity ever arise!
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Mark Nguyen
Member # 469
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I find the Jupiter and the Jovian moons more interesting, personally. Saturn may have some incredible rings, but no huge storm spots to see zip by, and only one not-too-rocky moon with Titan (though Mimas is pretty cool). Jupiter's got spots, rings, volcanic moons, icy moons, rocky moons, and monoliths too!
And check THIS out - a composite image from the Galileo probe. Thinner, yet more massive in the same breath..
Mark
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Mars Needs Women
Member # 1505
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Woah, that's a massive planet.
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TSN
Member # 31
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"Jupiter's got spots, rings, volcanic moons, icy moons, rocky moons, and monoliths too!" Bah! The monolith was on Iapetus.
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Mucus
Member # 24
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Clarke did retcon it to Jupiter in 2010, 2061, and 3001
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AndrewR
Member # 44
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Personally, I'd like to see Neptune.
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Lee
Member # 393
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*Ka-chick* I dare someone to say it. Go on, you know you want to.
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Mikey T
Member # 144
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No... I'll pass...
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TSN
Member # 31
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"Clarke did retcon it to Jupiter in 2010, 2061, and 3001" Which, respectively, wasn't as good, sucked, and sucked big time.
"I dare someone to say it. Go on, you know you want to." I want to see your anus.
Wait, I got that wrong, didn't I?
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Jason Abbadon
Member # 882
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No...I think you came out just fine.
Anyone see the story on Jupiter's "small" spot turning red? I thought "Monolith" immeadeately.
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Cartman
Member # 256
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Well, except that, y'know, it isn't turning black.
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AndrewR
Member # 44
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What happened to Flare for the last 2 hours? I couldn't access it.
Uranus is interesting, although I'd still like to go to Neptune (yes totally ignoring the joke).
Do you think they will send any probes like Galileo or Cassini to Uranus or Neptune?
When does that probe for Mercury head out?
They'be got one to Pluto and soon one to Ceres.
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Jason Abbadon
Member # 882
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quote: Originally posted by Cartman: Well, except that, y'know, it isn't turning black.
Wait till January, when it's visible again...
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Reverend
Member # 335
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A little paintshop trickery and that photo makes a pretty decent desktop wallpaper. link
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Mars Needs Women
Member # 1505
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Now that's a planet!
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