[extropy-chat] Raw Saturn ring images ready

[Mike Lorrey]

--- Amara Graps <amara at amara.com> wrote:
> The raw ring images from the beginning of Cassini's orbit tour
> are available now:
> 
> http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/images/latest/index.cfm
> 

This image:
http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/gs2.cgi?path=../multimedia/images/rings/images/SOI9.jpg&type=image

is extremely curious. The spiralling waves appear to be the dissolution
of spokes, or is this an effect of frame dragging?

=====
Mike Lorrey
Chairman, Free Town Land Development
"Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom.
It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves."
                                         -William Pitt (1759-1806) 
Blog: http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=Sadomikeyism


		
__________________________________
Do you Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Mail is new and improved - Check it out!
http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail