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Cassini Helps With Dune WhodunitPasadena CA (SPX) Jul 30, 2010 The answer to the mystery of dune patterns on Saturn's moon Titan did turn out to be blowing in the wind. It just wasn't from the direction many scientists expected. Basic principles describing the rotation of planetary atmospheres and data from the European Space Agency's Huygens probe led to circulation models that showed surface winds streaming generally east-to-west around Titan's equatorial belt. But when NASA's Cassini spacecraft obtained the first images of dunes on Titan in 2005, the ... read more |
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Washington DC (SPX) Jul 09, 2010The lunar module Orion landed in the Descartes Highlands of the moon on April 21, 1972. The Apollo 16 mission targeted a highland region. Originally thought to be a volcanic site, the samples returned by Apollo 16 actually indicated that the highlands of the moon primarily consist of impact-formed rocks (breccias), a substantial scientific result. The featured image is an LROC NAC image of ... more 
Washington (AFP) July 6, 2010NASA has abandoned plans to return to the Moon but videogamers can explore the lunar landscape with a free new online game released by the US space agency. "Moonbase Alpha" allows players to join an exploration team in a futuristic 3D settlement on the south pole of the Moon. "In Moonbase Alpha, you assume the exciting role of an astronaut working to further human expansion and research, ... more  
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 05, 2010Complex interactions between Saturn and its satellites have led scientists using NASA's Cassini spacecraft to a comprehensive model that could explain how oxygen may end up on the surface of Saturn's icy moon Titan. The presence of these oxygen atoms could potentially provide the basis for pre-biological chemistry. The interactions are captured in two papers, one led by John Cooper and ano ... more |
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Zapping Titan-like atmosphere With UV Rays Creates Life PrecursorsTucson AZ (SPX) Jun 30, 2010 The first experimental evidence showing how atmospheric nitrogen can be incorporated into organic macromolecules is being reported by a University of Arizona team. The finding indicates what organic molecules might be found on Titan, the moon of Saturn that scientists think is a model for the chemistry of pre-life Earth. Earth and Titan are the only known planetary-sized bodies that have thick, predominantly nitrogen atmospheres, said Hiroshi Imanaka, who conducted the research while a membe ... read more |
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