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Well, yes, but we sent probes to Jupiter and Saturn that spent years exploring them and their moons. And I would really like to know why Uranus' axis of rotati
by krylon 8y ago
Well, yes, but we sent probes to Jupiter and Saturn that spent years exploring them and their moons.
And I would really like to know why Uranus' axis of rotation and its magnetic field are so weird. Wouldn't you?
- lisper 8y agoOh, I see, you want Neptune and Uranus orbiters. That's not what I thought you meant when you said "quick field trip to Neptune." Yeah, I'd love to have those orbiters. And a Europa lander. And a pony. But I'll settle for getting the damn Webb launched.
- krylon 8y agoWell, if we could board a shuttle and arrive at a stable orbit around Uranus or Neptuine in less than 12 hours, we would not need an orbiter, would we? In the short term, if Webb got launched, that would be awesome. But in the slightly-longer term, there is so much about Uranus and Neptune to discover, and we haven't done anything on that front. Just consider how much we discovered by sending probes to Jupiter and Saturn. Consider, how there is still to discover on Uranus and Neptune. And tell me you don't want to go there really badly.