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

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 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] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] apprehensively_human 1 points 2 years ago

Outside the environment? What's out there?

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