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I wish we had built a bunch of Cassinis- one for each gas giant. There's so much about the outermost planets we don't know. Voyager missed the weather changes a
by makerofspoons 5y ago
I wish we had built a bunch of Cassinis- one for each gas giant. There's so much about the outermost planets we don't know. Voyager missed the weather changes as Uranus and Neptune changed seasons- a flyby just isn't enough!
- krylon 5y agoI said it before, and I'll gladly say it again: Yes! I would so love for someone to send some probes for long-term observation of Uranus and Neptune. To be fair, I get the impression that no matter where we look in our solar system, we discover heaps of unexpected stuff, and it's all fascinating. But compared to Jupiter and Saturn, we still know fairly little about Uranus and Neptune. :-( Sadly, I think it's rather unlikely this will change anytime soon, but a person can dream...
- pkaye 5y agoThe Juno spacecraft is orbiting Jupiter right now. I think the mission got extended for another couple years.
- NegativeLatency 5y agoWhy stop there, sample returns from all the planets!