philz@lemmy.world to World NewsEnglish · 2 years agoThe First Images of Titan Submersible being brought ashorei.imgur.comexternal-linkmessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up1309arrow-down112file-textcross-posted to: worldnews
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minus-squarekiwifoxtrot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·2 years agoBoth titanium support rings were recovered intact. These are what bonded the carbon fiber hull to the titanium ends. There isn’t any evidence of carbon fiber still attached in the photos/ videos of the debris.
minus-squareSpandex_NightmarelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 years agoSo the front AND the back fell off? Is that normal?
minus-squaresp00nixlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 years agoDoesn’t matter, it happened outside of the environment.
minus-squareapprehensively_human@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoOutside the environment? What’s out there?
minus-squareUsedusernamelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoThat’s not very typical. Some of these vessels are built so the front and back don’t fall off at all.
minus-squaretotallynotarobot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoI don’t think there’s a reference for normal, since people usually build them in a way and from materials that make them not implode.
minus-squarecryball@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoFrom your link it seems that even the front titanium hemisphere is still relatively intact.
minus-squareDosCommas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoLooks like the acrylic window is missing on the front dome. I wonder if it gave out first or got popped out by the implosion.
Both titanium support rings were recovered intact. These are what bonded the carbon fiber hull to the titanium ends. There isn’t any evidence of carbon fiber still attached in the photos/ videos of the debris.
So the front AND the back fell off? Is that normal?
Doesn’t matter, it happened outside of the environment.
Outside the environment? What’s out there?
That’s not very typical. Some of these vessels are built so the front and back don’t fall off at all.
I don’t think there’s a reference for normal, since people usually build them in a way and from materials that make them not implode.
From your link it seems that even the front titanium hemisphere is still relatively intact.
Looks like the acrylic window is missing on the front dome. I wonder if it gave out first or got popped out by the implosion.