xkcd #3322: Dragonfly

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I'm excited for Dragonfly, because on the list of places in the solar system that I desperately want more pictures from, 'Titan's surface' is right up there at the top with 'Jupiter's atmosphere.'

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I'm excited for Dragonfly, because on the list of places in the solar system that I desperately want more pictures from, 'Titan's surface' is right up there at the top with 'Jupiter's atmosphere.'
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[–] 10 points 16 hours ago

I think it's saying those are the eight places a helicopter could work, and we are checking them off as we accomplish them.

Helicopters require atmosphere (obviously), so this is a list of the eight bodies in the solar system with atmosphere sufficient for heavier-than-air flight.

Mercury basically doesn't have an atmosphere for instance, which is probably why it's not on the list.

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