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Default Titan probe has landed, awaiting pictures - 01-14-2005, 10:49 AM

http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/01/1 ... index.html

Landing was a success, probe has been transmitting for far longer then originally hoped for. Hopefully the cameras weren't damaged.
  
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Default 01-14-2005, 10:53 AM

*would like them to find some aliens....with afros*
  
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Default 01-14-2005, 10:56 AM

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Default 01-14-2005, 10:59 AM

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Default 01-14-2005, 11:06 AM

This sounds like a thread I would start. biggrin:

I've been watching for the past couple hours. Watched for a few last night. Right now their just getting raw data of the probe on status and stuff. No pictures yet.

2:45 - 3:15 p.m. eastern- ESA Commentary "Presentation of First 18 Images from Titan" - JPL/ESA (Mission Coverage)

You can watch live here:
http://www.nasa.gov/55644main_NASATV_Windows.asx
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/hu ... 50114.html
  
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Default 01-14-2005, 12:00 PM

very interesting beer:
  
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Default 01-14-2005, 12:39 PM

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Default 01-14-2005, 01:44 PM

cant wait for the pictures. i think theyre comming out in a few minutes
  
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Default 01-14-2005, 01:51 PM

It's amazing we can land a craft like that sooooo many miles away and years away !!

Anyone know how long the journey took ??
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Default 01-14-2005, 01:57 PM

NASA TV just started broadcasting the feed

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv

EDIT-> I see pictures!
  
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Default 01-14-2005, 02:04 PM

They are only showing the one picture from 16km



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Default 01-14-2005, 02:12 PM

http://esamultimedia.esa.int/images/tit ... tional.mp3

[img]http://esamultimedia.esa.int/images/esoc.jpg[/img]
  
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Default 01-14-2005, 02:16 PM

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http://esamultimedia.esa.int/images/titan_weather_fictional.mp3
I smell Imperialism. biggrin:
  
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Default 01-14-2005, 02:25 PM

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They are only showing the one picture from 16km

They won't show anything closer until they've had time to Photoshop the cities out of the images.
  
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Default 01-14-2005, 02:28 PM

[img]http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2005/TECH/space/01/14/huygens.titan/top.main.titan.shoreline.jpg[/img]
  
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