Stardust mission on Nasa tv now .. I think

[Liz]

http://www.ustream.tv/nasajpl2 this one seems to be the go

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

well, supposed to be on, but cant find it yet?? Maybe 2.30 pm per nasa programme.

http://www.universetoday.com/83244/r...ith-icy-comet/


Stardust craft about to have a close encounter with Comet Tempel 1, in
http://stardustnext.jpl.nasa.gov/

[Liz]

have been watching the live stream from Lockheed Martin Space Systems, and has been good.

the craft has taken over 70 images of the comet, but will be a few hours before we can see them, by the looks.

http://www.ustream.tv/nasajpl2

[CraigS]

Hey Liz;

Are you taking bets on whether we'll be able to see the impactor site ?

I'm looking forward to this .. exciting.


Cheers

[SkyViking (Rolf)]

If the impact crater is visible it'll be very interesting to see if it's now a source of jets. I could imagine it to be so, with fresh underground material recently exposed - but also equally fascinating if it isn't.

[SkyViking (Rolf)]

1st image has arrived
Apparently they are not coming in the order they expected, so closest approach image is still 6 hours away...

[Liz]

Shouldnt be too long before images come through!!!

[ZeroID (Brent)]

Cool, just spotted first images from afar. We should see some news in papers tomorrow

[CraigS]

So here are the images ..

(I can't spot the impactors site .. )

Haven't seen any briefings yet …

Cheers

[Liz]

Thanks for that Craig.

[CraigS]

(Fyi) ..
I've summarised some of the detailed snippets from the press conference in Science Forum post here.
The press conference video is here.

They've isolated the impactor site - 150 m across with a central mound;

- lots of erosion/sublimation observed from images;
- spacecraft took about 12 hits of about 1mm sized impacts as well as another 5,000 hits of smaller size;
- impact zone concluded to have been 'weak, fragile and self-healing';
- 27:07 minute mark shows the comparison image between the initial impact and the recent 2011 image. (They haven't published it on the web, just yet);
- smooth surface flows observed, caused by volatile sub-surface gas eruptions with surface material flowing downhill (due to comet's own gravity);
- the original ejecta material "was all ice" - Schultz (at the 29:00 min mark).

Cheers

[gary]

Originally Posted by CraigS

The press conference video is here.

Thankfully the mission appears to have gone more smoothly than their press conference!

For those who have not yet watched the video and as Craig kindly itemizes in
his summary, the Deep Impact crater image comparison is eventually shown at the 26:50 second mark.

Nice to hear Kelly Beatty's friendly voice with a phone-in question from Sky &
Telescope. The Aussie contingent who made it to TSP in 2007 got to
meet him.

It is remarkable how little 78MB seems by today's standards but hopefully that
hard-won data will prove fruitful for investigators for many years to come.
Great stuff.

[CraigS]

Gee they're quick ! …

Wikipedia has before and after shots of the impactor site …

Faster than a speeding bullet !!

Cheers

[Liz]

Originally Posted by gary

Thankfully the mission appears to have gone more smoothly than their press conference!

poor guys.

Interesting though.

[bartman (Bart)]

Originally Posted by CraigS

Gee they're quick ! …

Ohhh yes they are!!!!

Originally Posted by CraigS

Wikipedia has before and after shots of the impactor site …

Tis a bit Fuzzy but one can see .....well sorry but I thought the black hole to the upper left of the arrows would look more like an impact center to me....
Just curious Craig.... were they aiming at that point?(the impact epicenter)
Waiting for the Hi Res shots....
Cheers
Bartman

[CraigS]

…That's weird … the link Bartman included in quotes in his post seems to not have the impact shots but my original post #12 does have them !!

I think Bart must've edited my link !

Here are the before and after images.

PS: The impactor had a 30 degree trajectory and they explained the black spot as scooped up debris (I recall?).

Cheers

[bartman (Bart)]

Heya Craig....
No I didn't edit ure post....
Simply cut and paste...the multi quote thingy......
I just tried it myself, and yes it goes to another page!
I WOULD NOT DO THAT!

Can You explain what I might have done wrong?
Bartman
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stardus..._with_Tempel_1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stardus..._with_Tempel_1

Ummmm I just cut and pasted the page sites from both yours an my posts ( my quote of your reference).
STRANGE>>>>>>>>>>>>

I just reposted this edited post and they revert to the non comparative site you posted
Whats going on?
Cookies

[CraigS]

Hmm ..

Weird .. apologies for my assumption ..

One for the admins/mods, I would think ..

Cheers

[bartman (Bart)]

Hey Craig , as I write this 30 sec after I got an email from IIS sayin you replied with :
Interesting .. those shots on Wiki have disappeared !
.. Just as quickly as they appeared !!

I dont see your reply on IIS....

Bartman