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Title: Europe Rising
Post by: Wolfala on May 03, 2007, 01:07:43 PM
A couple of images taken from the New Horizions spacecraft on the Pluto Kuiper belt mission.

(http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/gallery/missionPhotos/images/HighRes/050107/050107_01.jpg)

(http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/gallery/missionPhotos/images/HighRes/050107/050107_11.jpg)

The Little Red Spot

(http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/gallery/missionPhotos/images/HighRes/050107/050107_02.jpg)

Plumefall on Io.

More photos at

http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/gallery/missionPhotos.html (http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/gallery/missionPhotos.html)
Title: Europe Rising
Post by: Wolfala on May 03, 2007, 03:22:25 PM
I meant it to be titled Europa rising - not Europe.

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Title: Europe Rising
Post by: Ripsnort on May 03, 2007, 03:28:46 PM
Space photos make us feel very small and insignificant, don't they?
Title: Europe Rising
Post by: moot on May 03, 2007, 05:27:19 PM
That hexagonal pattern on Saturn oughta make for an interesting explanation...
Title: Europe Rising
Post by: Maverick on May 03, 2007, 05:38:59 PM
Neat stuff there, thanks!
Title: Europe Rising
Post by: Rino on May 03, 2007, 05:40:26 PM
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Originally posted by Wolfala
I meant it to be titled Europa rising - not Europe.

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     I thought maybe there was a new space mission that I must have
missed :D
Title: Europe Rising
Post by: ROC on May 03, 2007, 05:49:10 PM
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Space photos make us feel very small and insignificant, don't they?


I tend to look in another direction, and consider just how relevant we are on a much grander scale than some of the petty drivel we surround ourselves with.
Title: Europe Rising
Post by: Dago on May 03, 2007, 06:16:24 PM
I thought if it was Europe, the high level of smug was finally visible even from space.  :rofl
Title: Europe Rising
Post by: moot on May 04, 2007, 12:01:06 AM
Every picture shows why we need to get off this rock...  It's a great big place out there.  Think of all we can do with all that space, once we've got the resources tapped.
Title: Europe Rising
Post by: Rino on May 04, 2007, 12:18:42 AM
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Originally posted by moot
Every picture shows why we need to get off this rock...  It's a great big place out there.  Think of all we can do with all that space, once we've got the resources tapped.


     Fight over the choicest bits of course..no cure for stupidity I'm afraid.