Ice Geyser on Europa

[Mohenjo]

Never having seen them elsewhere, I decided to go visit Europa and check out the Ice Geysers there. Nifty neat and all, but I succumbed to temptation, and drove my SRV over one of the large ones... and was launched damn near into orbit. I laughed so hard, then decided to see if I could actually land my SRV safely... and DID! Didn't even compromise the chassis.

I suggest it as a fun thing to try.

 

[Surprised Brony]

Well, I never have fooled around with geysers like that before. I'll add it to my list of things to do.

 

[777Driver]

Never having seen them elsewhere, I decided to go visit Europa and check out the Ice Geysers there. Nifty neat and all, but I succumbed to temptation, and drove my SRV over one of the large ones... and was launched damn near into orbit. I laughed so hard, then decided to see if I could actually land my SRV safely... and DID! Didn't even compromise the chassis.

I suggest it as a fun thing to try.

Yup, best combination is a powerful geyser and low grav moon.. Nearly threw up trying it in VR the first time, ended up driving back and doing again a few times more.

 

[GunnerBill]

I thought landing on Europa was frowned upon?

 

[Kingston@#]

brexit not going there

 

[Codger]

There are reports of Commanders reaching escape velocity and drifting off into space this way. I've only seen videos of them almost making it, so I can't confirm

 

[Mohenjo]

There are reports of Commanders reaching escape velocity and drifting off into space this way. I've only seen videos of them almost making it, so I can't confirm

I can believe it. It took nearly 5 minutes for me to start coming back down. I was starting to wonder if I even WOULD.

 

[Cosmo]

brexit not going there

"Better to dwell in freedom's hall, With a cold damp floor and mouldering wall, Than bow the head and bend the knee In the proudest palace of slaverie.”
―Thomas Moore

 

[bisador]

'all these worlds are yours, except europa.attempt no landing there.use them together. Use them in peace.'

 

[Enderby]

This sounds cool!

 

[Jenner]

'all these worlds are yours, except europa.attempt no landing there.use them together. Use them in peace.'

It was an electro-static buildup of some kind...

 

[Hator.Lethos]

'all these worlds are yours, except europa.attempt no landing there.use them together. Use them in peace.'

Nice quotation: 2010...imho one of the most underrated scifi movies.

 

[Jenner]

Nice quotation: 2010...imho one of the most underrated scifi movies.

Yup. It was very good! Dare I say that I preferred it to 2001.

 

[Hator.Lethos]

Yup. It was very good! Dare I say that I preferred it to 2001.

The visuals were outstanding ... and very accurate.
Let alone the atmospheric braking in Jupiter's atmosphere one of the best.
I really like this movie ... no pew pew but excellent suspence and a benevolent ending I think. o7

 

[Frank]

Yup. It was very good! Dare I say that I preferred it to 2001.

You can say that if you want.

Sometimes I load up an MP3 of the Blue Danube, and I slowly enter a wheel station whilst keeping my rotation matched to the station