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Post by Dr LuKas on Sept 14, 2007 11:22:11 GMT -1
I bag top bunk! ;D LOL Lucas! But they'll be fiery and incredibly hot! ;D I like them hot but not so hot I can't touch them.....
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Post by Neko Bazu on Sept 14, 2007 11:52:54 GMT -1
About 8 months, fair play... remember to take a pack of cards and some whisky! ;D I'd like to go to Venus, shame it's too hot to land on Saturn's the one that's always grabbed me
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Post by Dr LuKas on Sept 14, 2007 11:53:59 GMT -1
Neko you and your crazy ideas ;D
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Post by jh1980 on Sept 14, 2007 11:58:30 GMT -1
Saturn's the one that's always grabbed me Me too, when I was little! It's gas though isn't it? Similar problem - can't land on it
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Post by Dr LuKas on Sept 14, 2007 12:05:33 GMT -1
Saturn's the one that's always grabbed me Me too, when I was little! It's gas though isn't it? Similar problem - can't land on it That's right, it is without doubt the funkiest looking one.
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Post by Billy on Sept 14, 2007 12:07:02 GMT -1
It's Pluto I feel sorry for
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Post by jh1980 on Sept 14, 2007 12:08:59 GMT -1
Me too, when I was little! It's gas though isn't it? Similar problem - can't land on it That's right, it is without doubt the funkiest looking one. Hell, yeah...
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Post by Dr LuKas on Sept 14, 2007 12:12:09 GMT -1
Check out the rings on that baby.
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Post by Billy on Sept 14, 2007 12:14:44 GMT -1
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Post by jh1980 on Sept 14, 2007 12:15:34 GMT -1
Check out the rings on that baby. LOL "bling planet" In fairness Jupiter has really cool "marbled" effects too... but it's all more gas...
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Post by Dr LuKas on Sept 14, 2007 12:19:17 GMT -1
Neptune also looks nice - and I like the name Good luck Billy, I hope you like the -250C temperature.
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Post by Neko Bazu on Sept 14, 2007 12:29:28 GMT -1
You could land on Saturn's rings, or even on one of the moons - fantastic view of the planet then! Hubble's gotten some amazing pictures of the planet over the years True colour!
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Post by jh1980 on Sept 14, 2007 12:32:39 GMT -1
What are the rings made from then Neko? Is that swirling rock around a gas centre? Awww, I liked it better orangey, it looks washed out in that photo!
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Post by Dr LuKas on Sept 14, 2007 12:35:48 GMT -1
What are the rings made from then Neko? Is that swirling rock around a gas centre? Awww, I liked it better orangey, it looks washed out in that photo! I can answer that question. It's chunks of rock, ice and dust. The same stuff asteroids are made out of, over millions of years so much has been collected in the planets gravitaional pull they now orbit around Saturn and create the rings you can see.
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Post by Neko Bazu on Sept 14, 2007 12:41:32 GMT -1
What are the rings made from then Neko? Is that swirling rock around a gas centre? Awww, I liked it better orangey, it looks washed out in that photo! I can answer that question. It's chunks of rock, ice and dust. The same stuff asteroids are made out of, over millions of years so much has been collected in the planets gravitaional pull they now orbit around Saturn and create the rings you can see. The man is correct! Mostly, the particles range from a few centimetres to a few metres in size, though there's some over 1km wide too. The moons are certainly the safer landing point, and I'd quite like to give Titan a once-over
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Post by jh1980 on Sept 14, 2007 12:45:29 GMT -1
I can answer that question. It's chunks of rock, ice and dust. The same stuff asteroids are made out of, over millions of years so much has been collected in the planets gravitaional pull they now orbit around Saturn and create the rings you can see. The man is correct! Mostly, the particles range from a few centimetres to a few metres in size, though there's some over 1km wide too. The moons are certainly the safer landing point, and I'd quite like to give Titan a once-over You guys know some interesting stuff about space
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Post by Dr LuKas on Sept 14, 2007 12:45:42 GMT -1
Aye Saturn is the planet with the most moons, but Jupiter has a couple of large moons just covered in ice.
IO is the one a lot of people are paying a lot of attention to, they reckon if they drill all the way through the hundreds of meters thick surface of ice, they might find some sign of life underneath.
Best hope for life in this solar system.
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Post by Neko Bazu on Sept 14, 2007 12:59:09 GMT -1
Aye Saturn is the planet with the most moons, but Jupiter has a couple of large moons just covered in ice. IO is the one a lot of people are paying a lot of attention to, they reckon if they drill all the way through the hundreds of meters thick surface of ice, they might find some sign of life underneath. Best hope for life in this solar system. That or Titan's methane lakes - either of which seems reasonable to me! They've found 60+ Saturnian moons now, I think - I remember it "only" being 16 when I was at school!
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Post by Neko Bazu on Sept 14, 2007 13:00:28 GMT -1
You guys know some interesting stuff about space Long-term interest/hobby/passion of mine All the other kids had posters showing cars and such on their walls when they were younger - I had endangered animals and stuff about space
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Post by Dr LuKas on Sept 14, 2007 13:01:45 GMT -1
Yeah they do seem to keep finding things, with out a doubt there will be plenty more unobvious bodies hiding out there.
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