Comments on: Another "Where In The Universe" Challenge http://www.universetoday.com/2008/06/19/another-where-in-the-universe-challenge/ Space and astronomy news Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:56:59 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: neoguru http://www.universetoday.com/2008/06/19/another-where-in-the-universe-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-24117 neoguru Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:34:55 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=15171#comment-24117 Venus! Yes! I nailed it again. This was a good one. My only reservation was the resolution, but the wrinkles and channels dictated Venus or Titan. The eroded crater in the upper, right corner was the give-away. I don't recall any craters on Titan. So far I've only missed one - the funny Earth clouds. I look forward to the Challenge. Keep 'em coming! Venus! Yes! I nailed it again. This was a good one. My only reservation was the resolution, but the wrinkles and channels dictated Venus or Titan. The eroded crater in the upper, right corner was the give-away. I don't recall any craters on Titan. So far I've only missed one – the funny Earth clouds.

I look forward to the Challenge. Keep 'em coming!

]]> By: TD http://www.universetoday.com/2008/06/19/another-where-in-the-universe-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-24078 TD Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:57:05 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=15171#comment-24078 I figured Venus - in the back of my mind it seems that many features there were named for famous women. As the book says, Women are from Venus, men are from Mars....so back to Mars (and Phoenix).....still waiting for that "Imminent Discovery"...at least carbon compounds....and I'm not looking forward to seeing Carl Sagan on the Sunday marathon. He put a little too much of a wet blanket on the hopes for life on Mars for me to consider him objective. I figured Venus – in the back of my mind it seems that many features there were named for famous women. As the book says, Women are from Venus, men are from Mars….so back to Mars (and Phoenix)…..still waiting for that "Imminent Discovery"…at least carbon compounds….and I'm not looking forward to seeing Carl Sagan on the Sunday marathon. He put a little too much of a wet blanket on the hopes for life on Mars for me to consider him objective.

]]> By: RL http://www.universetoday.com/2008/06/19/another-where-in-the-universe-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-24068 RL Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:09:09 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=15171#comment-24068 My son and I guessed Earth. One of the features looked like a river bed to me. Oh, well. The bad news is I'm something like 0 for 5. But the good news is that my youngest son now plays! My son and I guessed Earth. One of the features looked like a river bed to me.

Oh, well. The bad news is I'm something like 0 for 5.

But the good news is that my youngest son now plays!

]]> By: Nancy Atkinson http://www.universetoday.com/2008/06/19/another-where-in-the-universe-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-24012 Nancy Atkinson Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:44:04 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=15171#comment-24012 I'm sorry -- I forgot to add what spacecraft took this image. Jorge was right: Magellan. Nancy I'm sorry — I forgot to add what spacecraft took this image. Jorge was right: Magellan.
Nancy

]]> By: Jorge http://www.universetoday.com/2008/06/19/another-where-in-the-universe-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-24011 Jorge Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:34:43 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=15171#comment-24011 How'd I do? Poorly. I knew it was a radar image, but thought it was a picture from Titan (even if I thought the definition was a bit suspicious, since Titan radar images are usually quite grainy), not from Venus. What was the spacecraft? Magellan? How'd I do?

Poorly.

I knew it was a radar image, but thought it was a picture from Titan (even if I thought the definition was a bit suspicious, since Titan radar images are usually quite grainy), not from Venus.

What was the spacecraft? Magellan?

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