I wasn't working for ESA at the time, but happily took part in an inadvertent experiment in public engagement that took place that day.
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The ftp account was public & unpassworded, & details of its existence leaked on to the internet.
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planetary.org/blogs/guest-bl…
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planetary.org/multimedia/spa…
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planetary.org/multimedia/spa…
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planetary.org/multimedia/spa…
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lpl.arizona.edu/sites/default/…
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sci.esa.int/documents/3364…
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sci.esa.int/web/cassini-hu…
one of the very neat things done was to record the sound of Huygen's descent & of Titan's winds using the probe's microphones.
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esamultimedia.esa.int/images/huygens…
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esamultimedia.esa.int/images/huygens…
But let me end by returning to the story of the public ftp archive & the DISR images.
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That included Jean-Pierre Lebreton, @esa #CassiniHuygens Project Scientist.
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He blanched, looked at me sternly, & said "You were one of *those* people!?"
Yup, guilty, your honour 🤷♂️
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