NASA claims to have found a deep pit on a moon of the planet Saturn. They claim to have an image of it taken by the Cassini spacecraft.
They believe that a mountainous ice structure over 900 meters tall has a hole in the side of it that is 1,609 meters deep. The believe that a liquid spews from this hole, or maybe some kind of frozen dust made of whatever compound the mountain is made of. They have named this feature Sotra and the area around it as Sotra Facula. The moon is Titan. So what kind of caving gear do you rig the pit with? The rope would be too stiff at those temperatures, and might break from being too brittle. Do you wear a down-insulated suit, or some synthetic insulated suit? Do you mount a couple of Stenlights, or a 2 or 3 Scurion 1300's, on your helmet? All hypothetical of course as, the pit is closed until further notice, and cavers are asked to stay away. A study is being conducted to determine use policies and decontamination protocols. David Locklear --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
