The anomalous state of Uranus's magnetosphere during the Voyager 2 flyby
(nature.com)44 points by Hooke 2 days ago | 11 comments
ramonverse 2 days ago | prev |
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hashtag-til 9 hours ago | root | parent |
People doing important research on Uranus certainly hear a lot of jokes.
chgs 2 hours ago | root | parent | next |
I thought they renamed it Urectum?
labster 9 hours ago | root | parent | prev |
No, it’s always the same joke, in a thousand variations on a theme.
gambiting 9 hours ago | root | parent | next |
Which drives me mad, given that Uranus should really be pronounced like the greek god Uranus (uran-os, with U pronounced like in Uzbekistan), not "ur anus".
fstarship 6 hours ago | root | parent |
Or it should be called Caelus to be consistent with Roman names
5 hours ago | root | parent | next |
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verzali 5 hours ago | root | parent | prev | next |
We could always go back to calling it George, like Herschel initially did.
labster 6 hours ago | root | parent | prev |
Consistency is the hobgoblin of minor planets
hashtag-til 3 hours ago | root | parent | prev |
It was a meta-joke, sorry everyone.
mturmon 2 days ago | next |
This question is very important for planetary science. Magnetometers are our main tool for detecting presence of a saline ocean in planets and moons (Enceladus, Triton, Europa), and characterizing it. The Uranus measurement is a template for this technique.
Several of the co authors are on the Europa Clipper magnetometer team.