by Jallen127 » Mon Dec 14, 2009 2:04 am
Regarding Neptune being a "hot body," what intrigues me about the photo is the plume on the crescent edge. It is barely visible at about the "9:30" position. Has this been identified? The plume has a loop appearance, much like solar flares on the sun. However, should any heat generating activity be happening, one would think that, even though it may not be in the visible spectrum, that one or more of the various " ****ometers " aboard Voyager 2 would have detected the emitted energy from the dark side of the planet. This could also be an impact site, or an artifact. Voyager missions discovered volcanic plumes rising 8 km above the surface of Triton, but I have been unable to find info on plumes rising from the surface of Neptune.
Regarding Neptune being a "hot body," what intrigues me about the photo is the plume on the crescent edge. It is barely visible at about the "9:30" position. Has this been identified? The plume has a loop appearance, much like solar flares on the sun. However, should any heat generating activity be happening, one would think that, even though it may not be in the visible spectrum, that one or more of the various " ****ometers " aboard Voyager 2 would have detected the emitted energy from the dark side of the planet. This could also be an impact site, or an artifact. Voyager missions discovered volcanic plumes rising 8 km above the surface of [u]Triton[/u], but I have been unable to find info on plumes rising from the surface of Neptune.