Comments on: Scientists are proposing that Europe send a probe to Titan and sail it on that planet’s methane lakes. https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/scientists-are-proposing-that-europe-send-a-probe-to-titan-and-sail-it-on-that-planets-methane-lakes/ Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:20:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Patrick Ritchie https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/scientists-are-proposing-that-europe-send-a-probe-to-titan-and-sail-it-on-that-planets-methane-lakes/#comment-62940 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:20:24 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=20022#comment-62940 The proposal includes propulsion:

The new plans, called the Titan Lake In-situ Sampling Propelled Explorer, proposes a boat-probe, propelled by wheels, paddles or screws.

]]> By: wodun https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/scientists-are-proposing-that-europe-send-a-probe-to-titan-and-sail-it-on-that-planets-methane-lakes/#comment-62896 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 06:45:25 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=20022#comment-62896 IIRC, the “boat” would not have a means of propulsion, so in short order it would be stuck on a bank.

]]> By: DougSpace https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/scientists-are-proposing-that-europe-send-a-probe-to-titan-and-sail-it-on-that-planets-methane-lakes/#comment-62868 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 03:33:10 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=20022#comment-62868 I don’t know. While on the lake, it will be on a liquid that is nearly all the same. I suppose that it could travel along a shoreline and get pictures of the shoreline at different points so there may be some value there. Better, in my opinion would to have a balloon that would be able to view many different locations with potentially many different types of geologic features.

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