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by Sunit
Tue May 11, 2010 1:42 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Herschel Crater on Mimas of Saturn (2010 May 11)
Replies: 22
Views: 6486

Re: APOD: Herschel Crater on Mimas of Saturn (2010 May 11)

Paul. Thank you for your clarification and sorry to have imposed a return to serious ;) I didn't detect the subtlety in your first post and I misunderstood "Its an impact crater, end of". In fact, it was a pretty good humour and I like the self-mockery... I regret to not have understood it...
by Sunit
Tue May 11, 2010 11:47 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Herschel Crater on Mimas of Saturn (2010 May 11)
Replies: 22
Views: 6486

Re: APOD: Herschel Crater on Mimas of Saturn (2010 May 11)

Paul I hope this is not my post that you " loled ". I'm really sorry if so. I am far from any inclination within the science fiction or mysticism ... Yes, it is an impact crater, it is not necessary to argue about. The photo caption asks why there is this particular color. So long as there...
by Sunit
Tue May 11, 2010 8:47 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Herschel Crater on Mimas of Saturn (2010 May 11)
Replies: 22
Views: 6486

Re: APOD: Herschel Crater on Mimas of Saturn (2010 May 11)

The extent of the colored area seems too large compared to the size of the crater. This image suggests that the meteor that crashed on Mimas was itself composed of materials of low density. A mixture of ice and rocks, for example (the fertile mind could imagine a comet - and why not). This could als...