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dgun
10-10-2007, 11:54 PM
source: http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/gallery/sciencePhotos.html

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Jupitar and moon Io.

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A global map of Jupiter’s moon Io derived from eight images taken by the Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) on the New Horizons spacecraft, as it passed Jupiter on its way to Pluto in late February 2007. Details as small as 12 kilometers (7 miles) are visible. The map shows the comprehensive picture of Io’s volcanism obtained by New Horizons. Yellow ovals denote areas with new, faded or shifted plume deposits since the last images taken by the Galileo spacecraft in 2001. Green circles denote areas where probable new lava flows have occurred. Cyan diamonds indicate locations of active volcanic plumes, and orange hexagons are volcanic hot spots detected by the Linear Etalon Imaging Spectral Array (LEISA) instrument. For plumes and hot spots, symbol size indicates the approximate relative size and brightness of the features.

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This image, which is a composite of images taken in several colors by the New Horizons Multispectral Visible Imaging Camera (MVIC), illustrates the remarkable diversity of structures in Jupiter's atmosphere. The image, whose colors are similar to what a voyager on New Horizons would see, is taken near the terminator, the boundary between day and night, and shows relatively small-scale turbulent polar structures as well as deep holes in the clouds and extended zonal structures at other latitudes. Data obtained from these and other New Horizons images taken during the encounter will provide valuable insight into the processes occurring on this gas giant.

lily
10-11-2007, 12:13 AM
I think that is some of the best money we've ever spent.

dgun
10-11-2007, 02:24 AM
I think that is some of the best money we've ever spent.

Space is coolio.

bobbylien
10-11-2007, 05:26 AM
Theres definitely a lot of money to be made mining space for resources.

jafar00
10-11-2007, 08:41 AM
Nice detail from the cameras. I can't wait for it to get to pluto. We will be in for a visual treat for sure.

dgun
10-11-2007, 08:55 AM
I watched a program the other night and they said that pluto is a system of 4 bodies. Pluto, its big moon (Sharon?), and two very small moons.

Truth_and_Power
10-11-2007, 01:33 PM
I heard there are nuclear weapons on jupiter's moon europa. I think we need to invade..

jafar00
10-11-2007, 09:23 PM
I heard there are nuclear weapons on jupiter's moon europa. I think we need to invade..


"ALL THESE WORLDS ARE YOURS EXCEPT EUROPA. ATTEMPT NO LANDINGS THERE." - HAL 9000

Jaaaman
10-11-2007, 09:30 PM
Nice detail from the cameras. I can't wait for it to get to pluto. We will be in for a visual treat for sure.


Visual treat? It will probably look like the moon... :lmao:

dgun
10-12-2007, 12:52 AM
byw, did you guys know that Jupitar is spelled Jupiter? my bad.

Labrocca
10-12-2007, 02:28 AM
That's just gorgeous.