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Titan's Smooth Surface Baffles Scientists
JazMuadDib writes "Scientists expected a few rough spots when their space drone snapped close-range images of Titan, Saturn's largest moon. Instead, the planetlike moon appears to have a bizarre, mysteriously smooth surface, and Tuesday's images have left them in a state of wonder. Read more at the Tucson Citizen." NASA's Cassini pages have a wide assortment of images and analysis. Cassini's data has already thrown scientists for loop.
An earlier collision with the comet Botox.
than after months of anticipation, hard work, and millions of dollars to get to the moment of revealation where the mysterious coverings are peeled off, and my objective is laid bare, completely smooth, and ready for exploration.
"That's no moon..." is the comment for Mimas, not Titan :)
Cassini's data has already thrown scientists for loop.
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You think Titan's smooth - you should see Uranus...
*ducks*
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is easily attributed to subtle variances in the curd temperature during the cheese formation process... oops wrong moon.
"OMFG!" as a close second, and "Hey, what's growing on my sandwich?" a distinct third.
You know, I kept telling them that they would later regret having made that translucent plastic lens cap. But did they listen to me? Noooo! "You're just a programmer", they said. "Shut up and write code", they said.
BTM
That was the turning point of my life--I went from negative zero to positive zero.
We're just walk-on extras in someone else's videogame, optimized to save rendering time where there's no prizes.
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That wouldn't explain how it came to be a moon of Saturn.
All it takes is nukes and nerves.
Interesting that the article is in the "Local News" section of the Tucson Citizen.
I thought some of the landscapes around Tucson look extraterrestrial. Now it makes sense.
"Thats no moon....THIS is a moon" -- Obi-Wan Kenobi drops pants
Dyslexics have more fnu.
polystyrene
It turns out that Titan is merely a left-over from the gods' last Nerf battle.
-- "Makes Little Debbie look like a pile of puke!" - Moe Szyslak
Why bother to render it with any more detail than absolutely necessary? And when the PC's get too close, obscure it with cloud.
And you call yourself geeks and gamers....
If it's methane, I'm holding my breath.
This space for rent.
Wow, a complete civilization that's sole job is to ride zamboni's across titan's surface completely resurfacing the whole thing. This must be a sign of life on Titan
My UID is prime is yours?