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Originally posted by johnlear
thanks for the info JRA. Yes, it is probably transmitted to the APL eventually. But first it has to be sanitized and I think all of that is done in Australia. It is then routed to the US. That is the reason for the delay.
Originally posted by jra
They expect to get about 6gb is data (over 600 images and data from other instruments). I'm not sure how long it takes to send 6gb from that distance but they should already have some of the data by now. I'm sure we'll see it soon.
Its not the distance from the transmitting spacecraft to Earth that causes the delay. Thats done in minutes. Its the time is has to spend being sanitized that causes the delay. I believe there is a facility in Canberra and one in Pina Gap that help in cleaning up the images.
Originally posted by jra
The only difference I can think of would be the ability to see into the infrared range. Here's a link that talks about that dual imaging system btc.montana.edu...
I, personally, believe the sky is in fact purple, but god damned if it isn't blue every morning I wake up and look out my window. Point being, your "belief" is useless without a scrap of verifiable evidence to back it up.
Originally posted by rikriley
John, I have a radar image from Magellan of Venus
Originally posted by GiantPanda1979
every pic I see of the planet there is no surface to be seen. weird....
Hey John,
Now, it sounds like you're saying that none of this stuff matters when it comes to life being on other planets. And when we're talking the short amount of time life has taken place on our planet, and having the Moon there helped us basically accelerate evolution, the odds go down exponentially for life being basically at the same stage in evolution as us.
I would really like your input on these matters about life being on Venus. And let me say that so far, you have really given my mind the chance to reach out so much further than I think it would have without this new info.
Thanks,
Brett
Originally posted by bigbert81
The Moon affects lots of things from acting as a gravitational fulcrum and keeping the Earth spinning much slower, and on a tilt. Without these things, evolution would not have come about as it did (no seasons and all).
Originally posted by bigbert81
Hey John,
Firstly let me say I first heard about you and this stuff on youtube where you did a radio interview on Coast to Coast with Richard Hoagland. Very interesting stuff by the way.
Anyway, nice to meet you. I have a couple of questions for you though. You say that there are people on Venus like us. Here's the thing though, scientists agree that complex life would not be here if the moon didn't exist, and even if it did, our biology would be extremely different than it is now.
The Moon affects lots of things from acting as a gravitational fulcrum and keeping the Earth spinning much slower, and on a tilt. Without these things, evolution would not have come about as it did (no seasons and all).
Now, it sounds like you're saying that none of this stuff matters when it comes to life being on other planets. And when we're talking the short amount of time life has taken place on our planet, and having the Moon there helped us basically accelerate evolution, the odds go down exponentially for life being basically at the same stage in evolution as us.
I would really like your input on these matters about life being on Venus. And let me say that so far, you have really given my mind the chance to reach out so much further than I think it would have without this new info.
Thanks,
Brett