File: Final(cassini)moments.swf-(1.22 MB, 488x615, Loop)
[_] Sad reacts only :v 3280874
>> [_] godk 3280880 Nice twist on the theme. I've been glued to the Cassini news the past few hours. Some good footage from the final few passes through the atmosphere. What I can't figure, is they crashed it to preserve the Saturnian moons, yet they landed the Huygens probe on Titan....
>> [_] :v 3280882 >># This is more dramatic tho >probably something to do with never building in any way to land it and/or the lack of fuel
>> [_] Anon 3280897 >># R.I.P Cassini (1997~2017)
>> [_] Anon 3280899 >># Can you made Opportunity & Spirit rover Loop?
>> [_] Anon 3280900 hehe nice
>> [_] Anon 3280906 >># I think they should have left it in orbit. One day we could have retrieved it.
>> [_] Anon 3280912 Comfy af
>> [_] Anon 3280923 >># they were principally concerned about it crashing into one of the moons and possibly contaminating them with terrestrial bacteria.
>> [_] Anon 3280941 Reminds me of Epicurus' Tetrapharmakos It comes in 4 (tetra) parts that remedy (pharmak) pain of life. >1 Do not fear God >2 Do not worry about Death >3 What is good is easy to get >4 What is terrible is easy to endure The good things in life are simple and easy to obtain. The bad things in life are short and diminish quickly: if they are chronic then you can learn to handle/subdue the pain: if the pain is too severe, you will die/suicide and end the pain.
>> [_] Anon 3280944 >># It was really was just the finding that enceladus had cryovolcanos making is a huge candidate for life to be formed there. Huygens was worth the risk to see what was under its atmosphere and the potential for life was minimal there. It also makes us good solar citizens by not leaving debris floating in the void. Its why all the missions to asteroids have ended with landing on it, and to also show off the teams piloting skills.
>> [_] Anon 3280968 see you space cowboy...
>> [_] Anon 3280975 >># There is no (meaningful) terminal velocity in space. However, if you're considering the terminal velocity in Saturn's atmosphere, it depends on your reference altitude, meaning the craft is either below or above (or theoretically at) terminal velocity. Of course, once the craft is in the atmosphere then it can have a meaningful terminal velocity. And while I haven't done the maths, I would guess that the craft would be well above terminal velocity all the way up to the point where it's torn apart. Therefore I cannot enjoy this flash. t. neil degrasse tyson
>> [_] Anon 3280983 >># fuck off nigger