Oceans? Of what? Surely not water.
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"Search for new satellites". Hmm.
ivandh wrote:
Oceans? Of what? Surely not water.
Dust, although I'm sure it will be called something magical since it's from another planet.
May 10, 2015
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Maybe "ocean" is the wrong term for subterrain, but there has been speculation for some years that there may be layers of liquid water that can exist under sheets of frozen nitrogen. You'll find lots of hits in legitimate sources discussing the idea. There's no problem with the physics of the liquid phase existing.
May 10, 2015
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AlCzervik wrote:
"Search for new satellites". Hmm.
Not sure what your uncertainty is-- they're already doing some peering ahead from New Horzons to see if they have to make avoidance maneuvers to keep from hitting any as-yet unknown satellites of Pluto. And satellites, along with rings, are logical things to look for just as part of a full survey during the first real look at a planet.
May 15, 2015
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#2470
As of yesterday, New Horizons can now see all 5 of Pluto's known moons. From this point on, it might see a newly discovered one (or more) any day now!
Cystem_Phailure wrote:
AlCzervik wrote:
"Search for new satellites". Hmm.
Not sure what your uncertainty is-- they're already doing some peering ahead from New Horzons to see if they have to make avoidance maneuvers to keep from hitting any as-yet unknown satellites of Pluto. And satellites, along with rings, are logical things to look for just as part of a full survey during the first real look at a planet.
kco was correct (can't believe I wrote that).
At a quick glance after a few cold ones I had read it as man made satellites!
May 15, 2015
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AlCzervik wrote:
Cystem_Phailure wrote:
AlCzervik wrote:
"Search for new satellites". Hmm.
Not sure what your uncertainty is-- they're already doing some peering ahead from New Horzons to see if they have to make avoidance maneuvers to keep from hitting any as-yet unknown satellites of Pluto. And satellites, along with rings, are logical things to look for just as part of a full survey during the first real look at a planet.
kco was correct (can't believe I wrote that).
At a quick glance after a few cold ones I had read it as man made satellites!
May 16, 2015
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#2474
AlCzervik wrote:
At a quick glance after a few cold ones I had read it as man made satellites!
In a mission expected to be rife with surprises, finding a man-made satellite when they get to Pluto would probably top the list. 
May 16, 2015
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I just noticed there are two images in my post on B.B. King. There were three to begin with. I guess one must have gotten yanked somehow for a copyright violation.
May 16, 2015
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#2476
Earlier today another Russian Proton rocket failed, only about 3 weeks after the cargo delivery to the ISS failed. However, whereas that first failure may have been with the cargo spacecraft itself rather than the launching rocket, today's loss of a Mexican communications satellite seems due to a problem right near the end of the launch. Initial reports are floating the idea that there was a problem with the steering in the Proton rocket's third stage somewhere after about 8.5 minutes after launch, just shortly before the upper stage was programmed to disconnect.
The Rooskies have got some rocket problems at the moment, and it's affecting other countries too. In case you missed it, this past week 3 of the crew currently on the ISS were scheduled to end their missions and return to Earth. But nooooooo, they were told, only 24 hours before they were due to depart, "you can't come back yet." Because of the problems with the loss of the Progress cargo vessel the crew was told to expect to stay up there for a few more weeks, possibly until June 11. Also, the launch of the next 3-person crew to the ISS will be pushed back by almost two months from May 26 until at least late July.
Ah well, gotta put up with it. It's not like the U.S. is capable of human space flight.
That's how you get those "average" temps!
May 18, 2015
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#2479
The cold front has arrived-- not too difficult to figure out what time it came through this area, is it? Those temps are from a couple miles away. The initial drop was close to 20 degrees F in 10 minutes, and then continuing on down after that. Not one of Grobe's chinooks as far as temperature shift, but this one is due to an actual front passing through, not just due to a mountain fart.
The radar below identifies the line easily showing the (then) current position of the front in the lower peninsula. The NWS says the high reflectivity on one side of the front is from dust and bugs that have been agitated high into the sky, vs the as-yet undisturbed air on the other side of the front line.
Cystem_Phailure wrote:
I just noticed there are two images in my post on B.B. King. There were three to begin with. I guess one must have gotten yanked somehow for a copyright violation.
Just one left now. (Or rather, one photo appears and then vanishes again. ETA: Now it doesn't vanish - how odd!)
Has the issue of whether this breaches copyright been settled definitively? I guess the hosting site is free to take measures to thwart hot-linking/embedding, but it seems rather petty to me given that the photo would in any case be only a click away. It's not like you have actually copied the photo.
Anyway, farewell to the great man.
Here are New Horizons' marching orders: