SAVE NEPTUNE NOW!!

[mnealtx 0]

First Mars, now Neptune... we need to shut down the Mars Rover and stop the drilling on Neptune!!

From the Astrophysical Journal (bolding mine):

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Mid-Infrared Ethane Emission on Neptune and Uranus
H. B. Hammel, D. K. Lynch, R. W. Russell, M. L. Sitko, L. S. Bernstein, and T. Hewagama

Volume 644(2006), pages 1326 - 1333
DOI: 10.1086/503599
Abstract

We report 8ndash13 mum spectral observations of Neptune and Uranus from the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility spanning more than a decade. The spectroscopic data indicate a steady increase in Neptune's mean atmospheric 12 mum ethane emission from 1985 to 2003, followed by a slight decrease in 2004. The simplest explanation for the intensity variation is an increase in stratospheric effective temperature from 155±3 K in 1985 to 176±3 K in 2003 (an average rate of 1.2 K yr-1) and a subsequent decrease to 165±3 K in 2004. We also detected variation of the overall spectral structure of the ethane band, specifically an apparent absorption structure in the central portion of the band; this structure arises from coarse spectral sampling coupled with a nonuniform response function within the detector elements. We also report a probable direct detection of ethane emission on Uranus. The deduced peak mole fraction is approximately 1 order of magnitude higher than previous upper limits for Uranus. The model fit suggests an effective temperature of 114±3 K for the globally averaged stratosphere of Uranus, which is consistent with recent measurements indicative of seasonal variation.

Mike
I love you, Shannon and Jim.
POPS 9708 , SCR 14706

[johnie 0]

Huh!!!!!

No matter where you Go!"there you are"!

[willard 0]

Can't we just send Al Gore there to film a documentory?

[1969912 0]

Put Al Gore on the first rocket to Neptune.

"Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ."
-NickDG

[freethefly 6]

I wouldn't worry too much, at least untill they start drilling Uranus

"...And once you're gone, you can't come back
When you're out of the blue and into the black."
Neil Young

[mnealtx 0]

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I wouldn't worry too much, at least untill they start drilling Uranus

Exit/exhaust only, thanks!!

Mike
I love you, Shannon and Jim.
POPS 9708 , SCR 14706

[quade 4]

This is a good news / bad news thing.

First the good news; The methane emissions from Uranus aren't as much as some people thought.

And the bad news; Uranus isn't as hot as people once thought it was.

quade -
The World's Most Boring Skydiver

[mnealtx 0]

Denier!!!

Mike
I love you, Shannon and Jim.
POPS 9708 , SCR 14706

[Channman 2]

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I wouldn't worry too much, at least untill they start drilling Uranus

Beat me to it, I was just going to say, "gays have been traveling back and forth from Uranus for sometime."

[TypicalFish 0]

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I wouldn't worry too much, at least untill they start drilling Uranus

Exit/exhaust only, thanks!!

Buzzkiller.

"I gargle no man's balls..." ussfpa on SOCNET

[mnealtx 0]

Mike
I love you, Shannon and Jim.
POPS 9708 , SCR 14706

[JohnRich 4]

To heck with Neptune. Venus is about to be gobbled up by the evil Pac-man moon! Save Venus!

[mnealtx 0]

wocka wocka wocka wocka wocka..... run, Venus...RUN!!!!

Mike
I love you, Shannon and Jim.
POPS 9708 , SCR 14706

[ExAFO 0]

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To heck with Neptune. Venus is about to be gobbled up by the evil Pac-man moon! Save Venus!

Looks like the Cheshire Cat's smile

Illinois needs a CCW Law. NOW.