cyberknight
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Who else is excited about Pluto?
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Jimmy Doug
If you know what's good for you ...
But we we'll have to wait a bit longer before we get the photos. The latest image, showing Pluto alongside Charon, is really amazing:
classic33
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Live updates on NASA tv on the link given above.But we we'll have to wait a bit loner before we get the photos. The latest image, showing Pluto alongside Charon, is really amazing:
Fnaar
Smutmaster General
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I'm very much looking forward to seeing the close-up/fly-past pics... I find it fascinating (though I'm no astronomer)
Drago
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They're going To start downloading the images after midnight our time. Possible resolution as good as 100 metres, depending on atmospheric conditions. Truly remarkable.
Sedna and Erie seem even stranger, but we may never know in our lifetimes.
Sedna and Erie seem even stranger, but we may never know in our lifetimes.
classic33
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The expected download time for the data collected in the flyby is 16 months.
Current Images would have the earth covered by just 34 maps with equal resolution.
twentysix by twentyfive
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Just wondering what is limiting that download speed. Anyone know?
twentysix by twentyfive
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That's just super. The next generation of scientist.
You'll have to get him onto the exo-planets next
classic33
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The amount of information collected, I'll stand to be corrected(or even correct myself) but I think the download speed is 800mb per minute.
Might be dodgy WIfI!
Edited to correct the download speed
The correct download speed given by NASA, is 700mb per second. With a total download time of 16 months.
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classic33
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"The probe will pass just 12,500km above the dwarf planet on Tuesday at 11:50 GMT (12:50 BST; 07:50 EDT).
The spacecraft will be out of radio contact with Earth when that happens.
All mission controllers can do is wait for the signal from New Horizons confirming it has survived the close encounter and has all the data it was commanded to gather. This message should come through at 00:53 GMT Wednesday (01:53 BST; 20:53 EDT Tuesday)."
A minute late!
The spacecraft will be out of radio contact with Earth when that happens.
All mission controllers can do is wait for the signal from New Horizons confirming it has survived the close encounter and has all the data it was commanded to gather. This message should come through at 00:53 GMT Wednesday (01:53 BST; 20:53 EDT Tuesday)."
A minute late!
twentysix by twentyfive
Clinging on tightly
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Well it's 10+ years old technology. Electronics speeds, data file size, transmit bandwidth? If it's transmitting back at 800Mb/min for 16 years - must be a whole lot of memory on board (can't be arsed to work it out = 800*16*365*24*60 Mb).
