The anomalous state of Uranus's magnetosphere during the Voyager 2 flyby

 (nature.com)

49 points | by Hooke 3 days ago

2 comments

  • mturmon 3 days ago
    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.

  • ramonverse 3 days ago
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    • hashtag-til 1 day ago
      People doing important research on Uranus certainly hear a lot of jokes.
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      • labster 1 day ago
        No, it’s always the same joke, in a thousand variations on a theme.
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        • gambiting 1 day ago
          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".
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          • fstarship 1 day ago
            Or it should be called Caelus to be consistent with Roman names
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            • verzali 1 day ago
              We could always go back to calling it George, like Herschel initially did.
            • labster 1 day ago
              Consistency is the hobgoblin of minor planets
        • hashtag-til 1 day ago
          It was a meta-joke, sorry everyone.
      • chgs 1 day ago
        I thought they renamed it Urectum?