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Perhaps, but it makes little sense to add Hubble-like scope capability to planetary probes, since it's an instrument they don't need for planetary research. |
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It would require a lot of power which wouldn't be available, and hands-on maintenance which would not be possible, during a journey like, say, Cassini-Huygens's seven year trip even before it begins its mission. |
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(Cassini rocks Saturn.. be there, 07/01/2004!) |
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//If these probes had the capability to observe the stars as the Hubble does...// |
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They'd be a great deal more expensive, and more difficult to get to the planets in the first place. :) |
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I guess I'm saying (in the title) that even the optics already there may be good enough for interesting interferometery, for instance, asteroid hunting. |
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I would like to see how Earth looks from Venus.A 3 inch mirror (F6) would be all I need. I don't know what "interferometric" means, but that would be cool too.
<malopropism gone too far> Is interferometric when people stop others from using the metric system?</mgtf> |
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Possibly. Interferometry would be when they attempt to do so, and fail. |
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1st2know -- see link for Earth image from Mars. |
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I love that image, tc. First time I saw that, I was reminded of Lowell's canal maps of Mars and imagined what the long-thought-to-exist Martians percieved to be happening on that Earth planet. Fascinating image. Thanks for reminding me of it. |
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//I guess I'm saying [...] that even the optics already there may be good enough// |
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Ah. I think I see what you're driving at - but I think you tripped yourself up with the Hubble reference, since that telescope uses different technology to your run-of-the-mill planet prober. |
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Detly -- agreed, just added comments to that effect. |
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Looking at that picture of Earth (and the Moon) from Mars, once again I'm just staggered by the beauty, loneliness and fragility of this ball of rock we call home. |
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[theircompetitor] - that image made my day!I can't see my house though, maybe we're gonna need a bigger lens.Must have more!! |
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I thought this was to make them look out better so they wouldn't get run over. |
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Look both ways before crossing the Milky Way. |
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I wish I could find the multihanded image of the genie from Aladdin -- before crossing, look here, here, here, here, here... |
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