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Archived posts are listed in reverse chronological order.
Nov. 8, 2010 | 10:19 PST | 18:19 UTC
Fly over Mars
Adrian Lark has posted several new flights over gorgeous Martian landscapes to his Youtube channel. My favorite of his recent ones is this dive into Zumba crater:
But don't miss the other recently posted videos, flying around West Holden crater,... More»
Nov. 5, 2010 | 16:17 PDT | 23:17 UTC
Hartley 2 compared to other comets, and in motion 3D
I had to catch up with tasks left undone at home today and didn't have time to write up my notes from the Hartley 2 press briefing, for which I apologize. I'll leave you for the weekend with three cool Hartley 2 pictures.
First, I've composed a... More»
Nov. 5, 2010 | 12:54 PDT | 19:54 UTC
Discovery Launch Scrubbed, Again
by Mat Kaplan
Click to enlarge >Mat KaplanMat Kaplan is the host and producer of Planetary Radio, the Society's weekly radio series and podcast. He has blogged this week from the Kennedy Space Center, where he had hoped to witness the final launch... More»
Nov. 4, 2010 | 20:47 PDT | Nov. 5 03:47 UTC
Days of Downs and Ups
by Mat Kaplan
Click to enlarge >Mat KaplanMat Kaplan is the host and producer of Planetary Radio, the Society's weekly radio series and podcast. He will be blogging this week from the Kennedy Space Center, where he hopes to witness the final... More»
Nov. 4, 2010 | 18:25 PDT | Nov. 5 01:25 UTC
Discovery Unveiled, but Weather Delays Launch to November 5
by Ken Kremer
The final launch of Space Shuttle Discovery was delayed early this morning - Thursday, November 4 - due to a forecast of rain, clouds, and high winds that would all violate the launch commit criteria for the planned launch time. ... More»
Nov. 4, 2010 | 14:44 PDT | 21:44 UTC
Hartley 2's jets
It was a very happy set of scientists, engineers, managers, and administrators who filled the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Von Karman auditorium this afternoon to do the postgame show on Deep Impact's flyby of Hartley 2. Project Manager Tim Larson... More»
Nov. 4, 2010 | 09:24 PDT | 16:24 UTC
Animation of the five closest-approach Hartley 2 images
Those of you who follow my blog must have known this was coming: now that I got all five new Deep Impact images of Comet Hartley 2 posted and explained, I had to make an animation. Here they are. I rotated them all counterclockwise by a quarter... More»
Nov. 4, 2010 | 08:58 PDT | 15:58 UTC
Five close-approach images of Hartley 2 by Deep Impact, with commentary
Here's the five close-approach images of Hartley 2 captured today, November 4, 2010, by the Deep Impact spacecraft, collected into one file. Boy, do these images reward close examination! Check them out (and also see my animation of them):Click to... More»
Nov. 4, 2010 | 08:24 PDT | 15:24 UTC
Close approach images of Hartley 2!
What a dramatic and cool photo! An asteroid with two lobes like Borrelly, lumpy and bouldery like Itokawa, with gorgeous active jets, dramatically lit. Well done, Deep Impact team!
Right now I'm just posting one of the five highest-resolution... More»
Nov. 4, 2010 | 07:16 PDT | 14:16 UTC
Deep Impact successfully passed closest approach, signal reaquired, data downlinking
Just a very brief update to congratulate the Deep Impact team on what was apparently a successful flyby of Hartley 2! There are no new images yet, but telemetry indicated that the spacecraft kept the comet at the center of its field of view... More»
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