Saturn Moon Parade, Gravity Mapper Launches, Space Station (Video)
March 23, 2009
In this week's Discovery Space Wrap Up: The Hubble Space Telescope captures a moon parade around Saturn, GOCE the gravity mapping satellite launches, the International Space Station gets its wings.
The linkages:
- Hubble Snaps Rare Moon Parade Across Saturn (Universe Today)
- Probe Launches to Map Earth's Gravity (New Scientist)
- Space Station in High-Def Video (Free Space)
- NASA Has A March Madness Bracket... Say What?! (Space Disco)
The usual suspects:
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Ok so the gravity mapper is in such low orbit it has to have an ion thruster engine thing to keep it going fast enough--when that stops working it'll fall and burn up.
My question is, since it is in such low orbit, when it falls will it have enough time to burn up completely?
Posted by: EricT | March 31, 2009 at 09:15 AM
i would just like to know: how can we map gravity?
Posted by: Steven | March 27, 2009 at 05:24 PM
Well Dave your "beard" wasn't too bad at all, but hey now you can say you at least tried it out. LOL! Well I never knew there were various intensities of gravity on Earth. I always thought it was just a constant, consistent field with no variation. This was very informative for me to learn. On the gravity mapping machine, it would be nice to use it to measure gravity on Mars and other planets. Enjoyed Space Disco this week and I can't wait until the next one. :)
Posted by: Timothy2035 | March 27, 2009 at 02:51 AM