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Amateurs Beat Space Agencies To Titan Pictures

Posted by timothy on from the decentralized dept.

loconet writes "Nature.com is reporting that a group of enthusiastic amateurs managed to process raw images of Titan from the Huygens probe faster that any of the giant space agencies in charge of the mission. Terragen, a freeware program that converts the basic brightness data in aerial pictures into a topographical map, to generate the ground-level vista was used."

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  1. I'll be impressed by kmhebert · · Score: 5, Funny

    When the amateurs can build a spaceship that can fly to Saturn!

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    1. Re:I'll be impressed by chris_mahan · · Score: 5, Funny

      Well, that, and land on Titan without crashing, and broadcast the signal back. Then I'll be impressed.

      I'll be even more impressed if they don't stick a "Fly Virgin" red and white sticker on it.

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    2. Re:I'll be impressed by The+One+and+Only · · Score: 3, Funny

      I'll be even more impressed if they don't stick a "Fly Virgin" red and white sticker on it.

      Yeah, it's terrible. I mean, it's not like governments would, say, stick THEIR logos or flags on anything going into spa--...uh, never mind.

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  2. I hope this is a hoax by Typingsux · · Score: 4, Funny
    One of the pics:
    http://img118.exs.cx/img118/8690/cassinipic7sg.jpg

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