This is old news by now (sorry it took so long) but there may be details of interest here to some of you. Rich --- jane.h.jones@jpl.nasa.gov wrote:
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 17:23:05 -0800 (PST) From: jane.h.jones@jpl.nasa.gov To: retenney@yahoo.com Subject: Final 14 January update
--------------------------------- Hello Richard Tenney, Three raw images have been released by ESA today. For those of you with slow modems, or busy websites here is a description of the three images:Image 1 This raw image was returned by the ESA Huygens DISR camera after the probe descended through the atmosphere of Titan. It shows the surface of Titan with ice blocks strewn around. The size and distance of the blocks will be determined when the image is properly processed. Image 2 This is one of the first raw images returned by the ESA Huygens probe during its successful descent. It was taken from an altitude of 16.2 kilometres with a resolution of approximately 40 metres per pixel. It apparently shows short, stubby drainage channels leading to a shoreline. Image 3 This is one of the first raw images returned by the ESA Huygens probe during its successful descent.It was taken at an altitude of 8 kilometres with a resolution of 20 metres per pixel. It shows what could be the landing site, with shorelines and boundaries between raised ground and flooded plains. These are on the ESA website, and I understand many more images will be released in about 10 hours or at 10:00 UTC Saturday 15 January. There are also 5 status reports and 2 press conferences on the website. Check back frequently! http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Cassini-Huygens/index.html All the websites are getting a lot of traffic and may be slow. Remember ESA Huygens raw images will not appear on the Cassini website "Raw Images" page. I figured you all knew that, but I thought I should mention it anyway. The raw images on the Cassini raw image webpage are Cassini orbiter images taken by the Imaging Science Systems cameras aboard the Cassini orbiter. Huygens raw images are taken by the Huygens DISR camera. DISR stands for Descent Imager-Spectral Radiometer. Here is some information about the Huygens DISR instruments http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~kholso/ And here is a page devoted to the DISR sub-instruments http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~kholso/spec.htm On the horizon: The next NASA webcast of ESA TV is 2:00 a.m. Pacific http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/index.cfm or ESA broadcast is at 10:00 UTC http://television.esa.int/default.cfm Now it's 5:30 p.m.on Friday 14 January, the end of a long and exciting day here at JPL. I'm taking my own telescope out in the nearby city of Pasadena, where I'll show Saturn, Titan and the moon to many people tonight. It's perfectly clear here in southern California tonight! Monday 17 January is a JPL holiday celebrating the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King, so although I may read some emails I probably won't send any announcements like these until Tuesday! Thanks for all of your notes and congratulations. I sent every one of them to both the Cassini and Huygens teams. They are much appreciated! Jane Jane Houston Jones Senior Outreach Specialist, Cassini Program JPL - 4800 Oak Grove Drive, MS 230-205 Pasadena, CA 91109 Phone - 818-393-6435 Fax - 818-393-4495 jane.h.jones@jpl.nasa.gov http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com