Galileo's Flyby of Almathea

An anonymous reader writes "The spectacular Galileo flybys of Jupiter, Europa and Io are largely credited with the discovery of frozen water ice and some of the earliest examples of non-solar (tidal) heating anywhere in our solar system. For the next 10 days, Galileo scientists are preparing for their next target: probing one of Jupiter's moons, Almathea, at the close-up range of 100 miles. Almathea is one of the most unusual moons in the solar system, because it gives off more heat than it receives from the Sun."

Comments

frozen water ice?

[deaton]

is that anything like unfrozen ice water?

Gives out more heat that it recieves.

[Anonymous Coward]

Lisa, In this house we obey the laws of thermodynamics.

Yes i know there are other explainations

heat generator

[scrod98]

because it gives off more heat than it receives from the Sun

And NASA releases a picture of the Intel Inside logo on the surface...

what are they hoping to find?

[Transient0]

a civilization of alien potheads who have hotboxed an entire atmosphere?

or maybe the worlds biggest overclocked processor.

I can't think of any other reasonable theory to account for this moon radiating so much heat.

Earth has Moon Envy

[Zech Harvey]

I mean, that's the only explanation I can come up with. Ours just...you know, sits there. We go there once, get bored and come back. So we spend our time looking at other planets' moons instead of making it back to ours. I mean really. Give our moon some lubbin'!

Almathea?

[CommandNotFound]

...isn't that the planet where they used to build luxury planets for the super-rich?

Re:Almathea?

[Tackhead]

> I thought the quote was "All these worlds are yours, except Europa. Attempt no landings there"

All these moon are belong to you.
Except Europa. Europa are belong to us.
You have no chance to survive, make your time.
Move "Discovery"! For great monolith!

Hmm, I think must've seen the Japanese translation...

Re:I'm a little Confused

[apt142]

Haven't you read the Hitchhiker's Guide? Flying is easy. All you have to do is throw yourself at the ground and miss.

Re:Looking at Jupiter and its moons

[allanj]

Well, I think I speak (type?) for all of us here - did you, in fact, get some?

Monolith?

[alexc]

Did Galileo find a Black Monolith yet?

Re:Looking at Jupiter and its moons

[archen]

in between me and those huge, huge objects that were so very far away still sends tingling down my spine whenever I think about it.

I think so.

Re:Looking at Jupiter and its moons

[vinlud]

The thought that there was nothing (well, almost nothing) in between me and those huge, huge objects that were so very far away still sends tingling down my spine whenever I think about it. It reminds me, when I think that there is pretty much nothing left to do or discover, that there is indeed a whole universe out there, waiting for (or perhaps indifferent to) us.

You're talking 'bout the girl now right?