Comments on: Enceladus writ large http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/21/enceladus-writ-large/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:11:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: gopher65 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/21/enceladus-writ-large/comment-page-1/#comment-113471 gopher65 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:23:52 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/21/enceladus-writ-large/#comment-113471 Hehe, nice poetry people:). Made me laugh. Hehe, nice poetry people:). Made me laugh.

]]> By: lungshou http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/21/enceladus-writ-large/comment-page-1/#comment-113400 lungshou Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:50:12 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/21/enceladus-writ-large/#comment-113400 Obvious 4-wheeler tracks imo. The need a Tread Lightly program asap. Obvious 4-wheeler tracks imo. The need a Tread Lightly program asap.

]]> By: Don Snow http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/21/enceladus-writ-large/comment-page-1/#comment-113374 Don Snow Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:21:18 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/21/enceladus-writ-large/#comment-113374 Now, there's a snow ball! Could use that one for the center round of a humongus snowman. Neat photo. Now, there’s a snow ball! Could use that one for the center round of a humongus snowman.

Neat photo.

]]> By: Jose http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/21/enceladus-writ-large/comment-page-1/#comment-113345 Jose Fri, 22 Aug 2008 04:54:32 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/21/enceladus-writ-large/#comment-113345 I have absolute proof that there was a cover-up! Here’s the photo without the upper left blacked out. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3240/2786250598_03a34398a1_o.jpg Or maybe I just needed something to do during Blues Clues I have absolute proof that there was a cover-up! Here’s the photo without the upper left blacked out.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3240/2786250598_03a34398a1_o.jpg
Or maybe I just needed something to do during Blues Clues

]]> By: madge http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/21/enceladus-writ-large/comment-page-1/#comment-113340 madge Fri, 22 Aug 2008 04:24:32 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/21/enceladus-writ-large/#comment-113340 Cassini goes from strength to strength. I LOVE that mission! :) Cassini goes from strength to strength. I LOVE that mission! :)

]]> By: IBY http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/21/enceladus-writ-large/comment-page-1/#comment-113327 IBY Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:06:23 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/21/enceladus-writ-large/#comment-113327 I think the picture is absolutely gorgeous! I think the picture is absolutely gorgeous!

]]> By: Elwood Herring http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/21/enceladus-writ-large/comment-page-1/#comment-113290 Elwood Herring Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:45:26 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/21/enceladus-writ-large/#comment-113290 There was an old man from Enceladus Who used to consistently yell at us "Stop sending those probes, They hurt my earlobes And the smell is obnoxiously hazardous". (Best I could do at short notice!) There was an old man from Enceladus
Who used to consistently yell at us
“Stop sending those probes,
They hurt my earlobes
And the smell is obnoxiously hazardous”.

(Best I could do at short notice!)

]]> By: alcari http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/21/enceladus-writ-large/comment-page-1/#comment-113286 alcari Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:20:46 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/21/enceladus-writ-large/#comment-113286 Uhm, please disregard my last post, I forgot the Cassini missions, that passed Enceladus a measly 3 years ago. The actual previous best is this one: http://space.newscientist.com/data/images/ns/cms/dn13467/dn13467-1_500.jpg Uhm, please disregard my last post, I forgot the Cassini missions, that passed Enceladus a measly 3 years ago. The actual previous best is this one:

http://space.newscientist.com/data/images/ns/cms/dn13467/dn13467-1_500.jpg

]]> By: alcari http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/21/enceladus-writ-large/comment-page-1/#comment-113284 alcari Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:18:15 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/21/enceladus-writ-large/#comment-113284 Wow, that's amazing. Much, much better then the previous best picture by Voyager, which is a whopping 27 years old next tuesday. The picture that is, not the moon. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Enceladus_from_Voyager.jpg Wow, that’s amazing.
Much, much better then the previous best picture by Voyager, which is a whopping 27 years old next tuesday. The picture that is, not the moon.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Enceladus_from_Voyager.jpg

]]> By: PJE http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/21/enceladus-writ-large/comment-page-1/#comment-113273 PJE Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:28:50 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/21/enceladus-writ-large/#comment-113273 Jason beat me to the punch (what an odd expression). It is clearly a NASA coverup to hide something...a big blotted out portion of the photo...you folks are so gullible!!!!!!!! (extra exclamations for dramatic effect) <since people here don't know me, I am kidding) Pete Jason beat me to the punch (what an odd expression). It is clearly a NASA coverup to hide something…a big blotted out portion of the photo…you folks are so gullible!!!!!!!! (extra exclamations for dramatic effect)

Pete

]]> By: Joe Meils http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/21/enceladus-writ-large/comment-page-1/#comment-113268 Joe Meils Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:04:16 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/21/enceladus-writ-large/#comment-113268 Wow! Amazingly tortured surface. (A non-scientific observation, but it reminds me of paint, when you strip it off of the surface of an old peice of furniture.) Wow! Amazingly tortured surface. (A non-scientific observation, but it reminds me of paint, when you strip it off of the surface of an old peice of furniture.)

]]> By: JohnW http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/21/enceladus-writ-large/comment-page-1/#comment-113266 JohnW Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:55:39 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/21/enceladus-writ-large/#comment-113266 Shouldn't there be jets? Shouldn’t there be jets?

]]> By: Michael L http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/21/enceladus-writ-large/comment-page-1/#comment-113260 Michael L Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:45:58 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/21/enceladus-writ-large/#comment-113260 Kevin F: There was an old man, Who went to Enceladus, To have his fill of Enchiladas Kevin F:

There was an old man,
Who went to Enceladus,
To have his fill of Enchiladas

]]> By: Robert Krendik http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/21/enceladus-writ-large/comment-page-1/#comment-113259 Robert Krendik Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:39:44 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/21/enceladus-writ-large/#comment-113259 EPIC! EPIC!

]]> By: RL http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/21/enceladus-writ-large/comment-page-1/#comment-113254 RL Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:20:33 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/21/enceladus-writ-large/#comment-113254 Everytime I hear the name Enceladus I get hungry. Everytime I hear the name Enceladus I get hungry.

]]> By: Kevin F. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/21/enceladus-writ-large/comment-page-1/#comment-113251 Kevin F. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:13:46 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/21/enceladus-writ-large/#comment-113251 I can't think of a rhyme for Enceladus, But I'm glad I have an epiglottis. I can’t think of a rhyme for Enceladus,
But I’m glad I have an epiglottis.

]]> By: WJM http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/21/enceladus-writ-large/comment-page-1/#comment-113248 WJM Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:03:17 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/21/enceladus-writ-large/#comment-113248 MMmmmm... Enceladus. I'm kinda partial to shawarmas, but enceladus will do. MMmmmm… Enceladus. I’m kinda partial to shawarmas, but enceladus will do.

]]> By: dre http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/21/enceladus-writ-large/comment-page-1/#comment-113243 dre Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:00:02 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/21/enceladus-writ-large/#comment-113243 totally OT, but: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26333787/ the effects of vaccine denial are already becoming evident. totally OT, but: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26333787/

the effects of vaccine denial are already becoming evident.

]]> By: Jason http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/21/enceladus-writ-large/comment-page-1/#comment-113240 Jason Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:53:43 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/21/enceladus-writ-large/#comment-113240 The missing parts are alien bases, obvy. The missing parts are alien bases, obvy.

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