Space Forum / Space Science / December 2004

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http://www.llnl.gov/pao/news/news_releases/2004/NR-04-12-08.html
Lawrence Livermore National Laboraty
News Release
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http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/press-release-details.cfm?newsID=521
Huygens Probe Shines for Cassini's Cameras
December 27, 2004
(Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory)

Chronology of Astrological and Historical Developments
Edmond H. Wollmann
First Version Sept 17, 2000 - Second version March 15, 2001
Kepler College

In this post to the Habitablezone.com/space/ bbs I discuss seasonal
changes observed by the Gamma Ray Spectrometer on Mars Odyssey in near
equatorial water on Mars:
Latest Mars Odyssey observations prove free water at equator.

December 27, 2004
Anyone who still thinks that evidence of past microscopic and/or
macroscopic life has not, or will not, be discovered by the MER mission,
needs to really start reexamining the evidence. The photos starting to

I went through the Cassini images from Saturn and Titan and I was
expecting to find a great variety of Voyager or Pioneer color
tour-de-forces but instead there are a great deal of blurry black and
whites.  Is this because the bulk of the images are for science

How is it possible for the speed of light to be independent of the movement
of the observer as Special Relativity Theory claims it is, when the concept
and definition of speed is distance/time? If the distance changes then so
will the speed, by definition. How can it be any other ...

-> Sure, in a 1 atm (14.7psi) atmosphere, but what about at
-> the pressures you have on Mars?  Normally, below something like
-> 5% of Earth's atmospheric pressure you can never have liquid
-> water (it's either ice or vapor).

http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/newsroom/pr.cfm?ni=15100000000126
NSF Press Release
NSF PR 04-153 - December 13, 2004
Media contacts: Cheryl Dybas, NSF  (703) 292-7734 cdybas@nsf.gov

Martian Clouds
http://planetscapes.com/solar/eng/marscld.htm
Click on the link for the Noctis Labyrinthis image. It has
downloadable links for large GIF and TIFF files.

Haven't heard any mention of Titan having
its own magnetic field, now that Cassini flew
past it twice so far.
Does Titan ever exit Saturn's magnetosphere?  Like

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2004-288
Carolina Martinez (818) 354-9382
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
2004-288

There was a close fly-by by Cassini early this morning but no new pictures have
appeared at the website. Anyone have any news? Was it successful?
David

-> > Jupiter and Saturn. A mission to investigate the origin and structure
-> > of
-> > Neptune -- expected to launch between 2016 and 2018 and arrive around
-> > 2035 -- will increase scientists' understanding of diverse planetary