tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270899075443508100.post3885996925564752126..comments2024-01-03T20:28:17.727-08:00Comments on Future Planetary Exploration: Uranus Orbiter Concept StudyVan Kanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14227978868817989527noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270899075443508100.post-87973036854473516972011-02-14T16:52:02.178-08:002011-02-14T16:52:02.178-08:00Probe depth is not a technology issue, but a budge...Probe depth is not a technology issue, but a budget issue. Probes to survive to greater depths cost more to build and to launch. There may also be technical issues for data relay to keep the orbiter in site for a longer descent.Van Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14227978868817989527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270899075443508100.post-73796538878849046822011-02-12T05:36:35.016-08:002011-02-12T05:36:35.016-08:00" ...atmospheric probe that would survive to ..." ...atmospheric probe that would survive to 1-5 bars "<br /><br />Hmmmm ...<br /><br />40 years ago russian Venus probes were much more 'pressure resistant' !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270899075443508100.post-53435278083689153192011-01-25T22:32:09.527-08:002011-01-25T22:32:09.527-08:00I second what Dave said. We missed our chance this...I second what Dave said. We missed our chance this time around. Even though I voted for this mission we need to go around the next equinox. Having said this, given the longevity of most outer system craft, arrival 3-4 years BEFORE the next equinox might be a good idea.<br /><br />Hmmm, I'll be 75....<br /><br />PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270899075443508100.post-65613392143991555382011-01-25T19:19:00.770-08:002011-01-25T19:19:00.770-08:00Orbiting my anus would be quite hard. It is quite ...Orbiting my anus would be quite hard. It is quite large and often erupts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270899075443508100.post-69329161324166188892011-01-25T10:25:51.756-08:002011-01-25T10:25:51.756-08:00The big problem that I see with a Uranus orbiter l...The big problem that I see with a Uranus orbiter launching anytime soon is that Uranus will be near solstice when it arrives. That's the same condition in which Voyager II saw it (just the other pole). It seems to me that it would be more scientifically rewarding to wait until the next equinox arrives (2049) when the entire planet would receive sunlight instead of only one pole or the other. That would provide better views of the moons for mapping as well as probably more interesting weather to observe.Davenoreply@blogger.com