Images from Titans Huygens Probe

[rlb2]

As soon as we get the images in from ESA we should post them, see if some of our predictions come true. <br />So far they have spotted channels, and what looks like a shoreline from 16 kilometers above the landing site<br /> according to an ESA scientist. <br /><br />I saw the first images broadcast by NASA TV that broadcast live from ESA control center. The channels<br /> look like terrestrial river channels.............. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Ron Bennett </div>

 

[elberon]

Not sure how to post an image, so I'll post the link to one:<br /><br />http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/images/image-details.cfm?imageID=1298<br /><br />It looks like.....Mars! <br /><br />Oh well. Hopefully some interesting photos are forthcoming. Our solar system is tending to look an awful lot like Arizona. <br /><br />e.

 

[rlb2]

<font color="orange">It looks like.....Mars!<font color="white"><br /><br />Its a whole new world, much different than Mars. <br /><br />Thanks for the image. <br /><br />I colorized it and added a little contrast. Remember these images are one filter image , they don't have<br /> RGB, red, green, blue channels images to combine together so you cant see all the colors that may be<br /> present. Here is what that looks like, plus another one from ESA. The image to the right looks like a major river<br /> delta on Earth. <br /><br />The great thing about this was they didn't need lights when they landed...<br /><br />IMG001298-br500.7</font></font> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Ron Bennett </div>

 

[claywoman]

I almost sense a feeling of disappointment in your post. Before you get too bummed, think of this. This is the first time something has landed on Titan, no man has set foot there, no other living entity that we know of has ever seen what we are seeing, and its a world so unlike any other we've yet to visit. Until today, it was a mystery!<br /><br />What I loved is no one know what was below the clouds, they didn't know if it would land on land, sea or possibly lava flow! My god, even the atmostphere is different from what we could encounter, its like looking at the birth of Earth!!! I'm so excited, I am sitting here crying with the beauty of the photos!!!<br /><br />I never in my dreams thought I would live to see this day, and to look at something that may someday form its own life is exciting, at least to me!!!

 

[yurkin]

rlb<br />That didn't take you long.<br />What do you think of that area on the top third of the Titan surface picture.<br />Doesn't it look like ripples on a fluid surface? A little choppy perhaps but distinctly different from the area near to the lander. You can see a very distinct shore line run diagonally and clear of rocks just before getting to the lake. And it doesn’t look like it extends to the horizon.<br />

 

[meteo]

I noticed that too, may be artifacts as well.

 

[rlb2]

<font color="orange">I am sitting here crying with the beauty of the photos!!! <br /><br />I never in my dreams thought I would live to see this day, and to look at something that may someday <br />form its own life is exciting, at least to me!!! <font color="white"><br /><br />Dry those eyes out because you haven't seen nothing yet. Get them ready for the next set of images and <br />data.<br /><br />They say they have many downlinks and up to 1100 images we will see, since it was on the surface for <br />over two hours transmitting images tells me we are in for many more surprises. <br /><br /></font></font> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Ron Bennett </div>

 

[rogers_buck]

Then images taken with the "headlights" on, must be in color? They turn the lights on briefly prior to landing to get some extra known lambdas on the job. Any guesses what color the ground will be?

 

[telfrow]

rlb2: I imagine (and hope) you're going to be busy.<br />There are no words. (And thanks for continuing what you do.)<br />I grew up with the space program (yeah, I'm getting on in years), and this has to be the most amazing thing I've seen. First the MERs amazed me, and now this. <br />I hope it keeps coming! <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <strong><font color="#3366ff">Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will to strive, to seek, to find and not to yeild.</font> - <font color="#3366ff"><em>Tennyson</em></font></strong> </div>

 

[rlb2]

<font color="orange">They turn the lights on briefly prior to landing to get some extra known lambdas on the job. Any<br /> guesses what color the ground will be?<font color="white"><br /><br />I would guess that is is multicolor, much more than Mars and some of it oily looking. Can't wait until <br />ESA release color images, if there set-up to take color images.<br /><br />Here is another attempt of seeing through the haze from raw images Space.com had at there site. On <br />the left is the original image on the right I darkened, added contrast, and colorized them.<br /><br />These images were stretched to the limit so you could be seeing some artifacts.<br /><br />huygens_entry01.77<br /></font></font> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Ron Bennett </div>

 

[rlb2]

huygens_entry02.77 <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Ron Bennett </div>

 

[silylene old]

I wish the mods would post rlb's pictures ! <br /><br />Can you pick anything out of the new pictures at the bottom of this page? (the raw photos have very low contrast, but they do seem to show rivers, deltas and the surface):<br />http://users.bigpond.net.au/scotsons_shack/Astronomy.htm <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature" align="center"><em><font color="#0000ff">- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -</font></em> </div><div class="Discussion_UserSignature" align="center"><font color="#0000ff"><em>I really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function.</em></font> </div> </div>

 

[rlb2]

Here is the best I can do before the larger better images come out.<br /><br />Titan-Fog-1 <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Ron Bennett </div>

 

[rlb2]

Titan-Fog-2 <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Ron Bennett </div>

 

[rlb2]

Titan-Fog-3 <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Ron Bennett </div>

 

[imran10]

<i>They say they have many downlinks and up to 1100 images we will see, since it was on the surface for <br />over two hours transmitting images tells me we are in for many more surprises. </i><br /><br />Unfortunately, we were only able to get half of those images due to a problem with one of the communication channels. <br /><br />"Zarnecky said the 350 images taken by Huygens of Titan's surface were only about half the anticipated photographic harvest researchers were expecting.<br /><br />Huygens was originally expected to send more than 700 pictures taken during its 2.5-hour descent to the Titan surface, but one of the two communications channels on the satellite apparently malfunctioned, cutting by about half the number of images received by NASA's orbiting Cassini satellite and relayed to mission control here."

 

[rlb2]

The 1100 was from one of the research scientist on the first news conference before they new A went down. <br /> Hopefully they can recover the rest of that data lost whatever number that is. <br /><br />Its supposed to be a redundant system so they still got most of there scientific data they were looking for<br /> according to the second news conference. .<br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Ron Bennett </div>

 

[newtonian]

rib2, you all - The science channel is airing a special right now, including discussion of the photos.<br /><br />On the 16km? photo it was considered river channels of ethane, and the darker area on right a hydrocarbon lake, or sea.<br /><br />Very interesting is an understatement.

 

[robnissen]

"What I loved is no one know what was below the clouds, they didn't know if it would land on land, sea or possibly lava flow! My god, even the atmostphere is different from what we could encounter, its like looking at the birth of Earth!!! I'm so excited, I am sitting here crying with the beauty of the photos!!!"<br /><br />I completely agree. The only thing that could have made today better, is if there had been a splash down, or a big ol eye wondered up to the camera to take a look. <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /> Seriously though, truly a great day, although I do hope they manage to recover the photos lost due to the communication breakdown.<br /><br />

 

[yurkin]

The last six side looking images before touchdown.<br />Amazing how much like Earth this looks.<br />

 

[arobie]

I read more like negative 150 deg. celsius and if I heard correctly from the special on huygens, actually more like negative 118 deg. celsius. <br /><br />*Actually, I'm not so sure anymore. Watching another science channel special now, (at 12:51 AM Eastern) I think I just heard 180 deg. celsius. That's a big defference between 118 and 180 degrees celsius. Does anyone know what the temperature is on the surface? I am not sure.*

 

[rlb2]

Post deleted by rlb2 <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Ron Bennett </div>

 

[yurkin]

No I just created it for purely artistic effects.

 

[bobvanx]

At the University of Arizona DISR website this image http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~kholso/images/bashar/mosaic_c_3.jpg shows how they can combine the lower resolution spectrographic data with the black and white data to get a representative color image.

 

[rlb2]

That will never happen again.<br /><br />original post that was deleted. <br /><br /><font color="orange">I better redo my color scheme if that image you provided is the correct color image from ESA. <br /><br />Where did you find it, or did you create it?<font color="white"> <br /><br />When I said create it, I meant from a grayscale image.<br /></font></font> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Ron Bennett </div>