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The First Images of Titan Submersible being brought ashore (i.imgur.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by philz to c/[email protected]

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[–] kiwifoxtrot 34 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

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.

Edit: more photos

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

So the front AND the back fell off? Is that normal?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Doesn't matter, it happened outside of the environment.

[–] jumperalex 3 points 1 year ago

Well it must be somewhere?

[–] totallynotarobot 2 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] jumperalex 2 points 1 year ago

Does it have a wheel on it?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

From your link it seems that even the front titanium hemisphere is still relatively intact.

[–] DosCommas 3 points 1 year ago

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.