Banging sounds heard during Titan search, according to internal government memo

Re:Banging sounds heard during Titan search, according to in... by jamesralph8555 on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @01:36AM (#36414759)

Its not the pressure, but the fact water blocks radio waves. Submarines can’t get GPS signals or transmit their location. Submarines have to rely on other means such as IMUs to track their own location.

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Re:Banging sounds heard during Titan search, according to in... by yayitswei on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @03:23AM (#36415458)

What about a signal flare that floats to the surface?

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Re:Banging sounds heard during Titan search, according to in... by Mandatum on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @05:33AM (#36416362)

I believe at a certain depth some things compress, density increases, buoyancy becomes negative - and they sink.

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Re:Banging sounds heard during Titan search, according to in... by Allph0r on Thursday June 22, 2023 @02:45AM (#36428750)

They have locator beacons size of a thermos (that ping powerfully using particular frequencies) which they fit on flights etc... i believe some can be received a couple miles+ down in good conditions like are seeing now.

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Re:Banging sounds heard during Titan search, according to in... by eternityforest on Thursday June 22, 2023 @03:32AM (#36429058)

But clearly not everything sinks, or the sub would never be able to surface. If it's just a matter of engineering work, that's kind of literally their job.

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