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Re:Banging sounds heard during Titan search, according to in... by prox on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @02:51AM (#36415236)
Apparently having a tether is not a bad option. So what’s the reason they didn’t go for it?
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Re:Banging sounds heard during Titan search, according to in... by atoav on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @03:38AM (#36415566)
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Re:Banging sounds heard during Titan search, according to in... by avereveard on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @03:23AM (#36415454)
Possibly because they were closing in a wreck and a tether can get snagged

And I guess they were doing very close flyby, visibility down there is real bad.

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Re:Banging sounds heard during Titan search, according to in... by wingworks on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @03:37AM (#36415560)
yep, they have to get pretty close to see much. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCwg2h7i4Ac
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