Iceball Among Snowballs October 31, 2005
Posted by jtintle in Cassini, Saturn, Space Fotos.comments closed
| Target Name: | Enceladus |
| Is a satellite of: | Saturn |
| Mission: | Cassini |
| Spacecraft: | Cassini Orbiter |
| Instrument: | Imaging Science Subsystem – Narrow Angle |
| Product Size: | 791 samples x 458 lines |
| Produced By: | Cassini Imaging Team |
| Primary Data Set: | Cassini |
| Full-Res TIFF: | PIA07619.tif (362.9 kB) |
| Full-Res JPEG: | PIA07619.jpg (10.2 kB) |
Black Widow Nebula Hiding in the Dust October 31, 2005
Posted by jtintle in Uncategorized.comments closed
| Mission: | Spitzer Space Telescope (SST) |
| Spacecraft: | Spitzer Space Telescope (SST) |
| Instrument: | Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) |
| Product Size: | 1600 samples x 1600 lines |
| Produced By: | California Institute of Technology |
| Full-Res TIFF: | PIA03544.tif (7.693 MB) |
| Full-Res JPEG: | PIA03544.jpg (323.3 kB) |
A Martian Halloween October 31, 2005
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Credit & Copyright: Wally Pacholka (Astropics.com)
NGC 3242: The Ghost of Jupiter October 31, 2005
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Credit: Bruce Balick (U. Washington) et al., HST, NASA
A Dark and Stormy Night October 31, 2005
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Credit : T. Credner & S. Kohle, AlltheSky.com
Frappr! October 28, 2005
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Well I decided to make a Frappr! Map of users here. It’d be cool if you all give a shout out there but if not. Oh well 
ASTER’s view of Death Valley October 28, 2005
Posted by jtintle in ASTER, Death Valley, Space Fotos.comments closed
In this 3-D perspective view looking north over Death Valley, California, the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER), with its multi-spectral infrared channels, displays the bands in red, green and blue respectively. Since different materials reflect and emit energy in different ways, ASTER can provide detailed information about the composition of Earth’s surface. The data have been computer enhanced to exaggerate the color variations that highlight differences in types of surface materials.
Salt deposits on the floor of Death Valley appear in shades of yellow, green, purple, and pink, indicating the presence of carbonate, sulfate, and chloride minerals. The Panamint Mountains to the west and the Black Mountains to the east are made up of sedimentary limestones, sandstones, shales and metamorphic rocks. The bright red areas are dominated by the mineral quartz, found in sandstones; green areas are limestones. In the lower center of the image is Badwater, the lowest point in North America.
Image Credit: NASA/ASTER/U.S. Geological Survey
X-38 Rides Shotgun October 28, 2005
Posted by jtintle in Astronaut, International Space Station, Prototype, Space Fotos, X-38.comments closed
This close-up view of the X-38 crew return vehicle under the wing of NASA’s B-52 mothership prior to launch of the lifting-body research vehicle was taken from the observation window of the B-52 bomber as it banked in flight. The X-38 research project, which is no longer under development, was designed to develop the technology for a prototype emergency crew return vehicle or lifeboat for the international space station.
Image Credit: NASA/Jeff Doughty
The Last Titan October 28, 2005
Posted by jtintle in APoD, Earth, Launch, Rocket, Space Fotos, Vandenberg Air Force Base.comments closed
Credit : Courtesy 30th Space Wing, Vandenberg Air Force Base
4,500 Kilometers Above Dione October 28, 2005
Posted by jtintle in APoD, Cassini, Dione, European Space Agency, Saturn, Space Fotos.comments closed
Credit : Cassini Imaging Team, SSI, JPL, ESA, NASA
