the6thReplicant t1_ist27tz wrote on October 18, 2022 at 2:30 PM

Dragonfly is the one I’m most excited about.

Seeing liquid bodies on another world would be amazing.

alvinofdiaspar t1_isu8x1s wrote on October 18, 2022 at 7:11 PM

There is a fair chance Dragonfly won’t see liquid - the mission is targeted to near equatorial areas, not the poles where the mares (seas) are.

StrangeTangerine1525 t1_isuknk2 wrote on October 18, 2022 at 8:25 PM

There are equatorial oases fed by underground aquifers though, but I don’t think Dragonfly is landing near one of those either, I wonder if it kinda fly far enough to reach one.

alvinofdiaspar t1_isuq9yx wrote on October 18, 2022 at 9:01 PM

There are suggestions of sporadic rainfall and fluvial activity in the equatorial band so it isn’t impossible to see liquid - but it may present challenges.