ConqueringWolf
Admiral
Merry Meet And Merry Part, Until We Merry Meet Again!
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Post by ConqueringWolf on Aug 27, 2004 13:15:54 GMT -5
The Cassini spacecraft has spotted two previously unknown and small moons orbiting Saturn in an unexpected location. The satellites are tiny, about 2 miles (3 kilometers) and 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) in diameter. They orbit within 131,000 miles (211,000 kilometers) of the planet's center. The discoveries bring the total of Saturn's known moons to 33. Number 31 was discovered last year with a ground-based telescope. Read the entire article Here
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Post by voyager on Aug 27, 2004 13:32:01 GMT -5
I hate how ther mars stuff gets front page news and Saturn gets relegated to the back page.
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xkamelx
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Check Those Corners
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Post by xkamelx on Aug 27, 2004 20:13:10 GMT -5
Yep, I hate that too, its equally important as far as I'm concerned. It's also stange to think that we are still learning new things such as this. If we are still discovering moons that we didnt know was out there, imagine what else we havent discovered. And Val, shame on you, thats your home planet, you could have posted about those moons months ago and got TR the attention of the scientific community.
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Post by voyager on Aug 27, 2004 21:15:40 GMT -5
She is to busy hiding lol
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Post by theartak on Aug 27, 2004 21:20:09 GMT -5
oh, right, Myke. Give the enemy clear information about your own territory...
*looks around quickly*
Did I say 'enemy'? I meant 'entity,' of course...
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Post by valderra on Aug 28, 2004 12:27:33 GMT -5
And Val, shame on you, thats your home planet, you could have posted about those moons months ago and got TR the attention of the scientific community. Tsk tsk tsk... do you humans NEVER give up trying to discover more and more about us? Why do you think I didn´t mention these other moons? It´s our last place to escape from your ever-increasingly probing eyes. Soon we will nowhere be safe from you. Just as well you haven´t yet discovered ALL that is orbiting Saturn. ;D
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Post by voyager on Aug 28, 2004 12:32:52 GMT -5
Just wait Valderra, pretty soon we know all about Saturn
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Post by valderra on Aug 28, 2004 12:34:31 GMT -5
Just wait Valderra, pretty soon we know all about Saturn LOL And that will be the day I move to Neptune.
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Post by voyager on Aug 28, 2004 18:58:29 GMT -5
Bad news. Nasa has plans to launch probes to Neptune and even Pluto within the next 10 years.
The Neptune probe will more than likely use the ionic drive mechanism to reach Neptune sooner than it normally would, as they have worked all the flaws from it already.
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Post by valderra on Aug 29, 2004 4:51:19 GMT -5
Bad news. Nasa has plans to launch probes to Neptune and even Pluto within the next 10 years. The Neptune probe will more than likely use the ionic drive mechanism to reach Neptune sooner than it normally would, as they have worked all the flaws from it already. Oh well... Looks like I will have to leave my beloved solar system then... I just can´t stand human worms snooping around my planet and that of my friends...
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Post by voyager on Aug 29, 2004 8:40:46 GMT -5
LOL I'm still waiting for Voyager 6 to return
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