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Mercury flyby pic

Buck Galaxy — 1/16/2008 3:55:59 AM (archived)

This and the other two flybys will be teasers until orbital insertion March 2011. I'm looking forward to a good look at the deep south pole crater and abundant ice.

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• Mercury flyby pic - Buck Galaxy - 1/16/2008 3:55:59 AM
  • MORE!!! - Raoul - 1/16/2008 8:13:20 PM
    • And another! - Raoul - 1/17/2008 8:11:51 PM
      • It must be very dusty, like the moon. (n/t) - alcaray - 1/17/2008 8:56:10 PM
    • I see a face! I see a face! - DJL - 1/16/2008 10:07:21 PM
      • re: I see more pictures!! - Raoul - 1/17/2008 6:31:56 AM
        • The ray crater in the top picture. - REB - 1/17/2008 3:10:52 PM
      • According to "Invader Zim," Mercury has a Butt, not a Face. (n/t) - TB - 1/16/2008 11:09:42 PM
  • try that again - Buck Galaxy - 1/16/2008 3:57:24 AM
    • As you look at that picture... - REB - 1/16/2008 2:49:00 PM
      • Let me try again - REB - 1/16/2008 2:53:33 PM
        • is there any direct link between - DJL - 1/16/2008 4:12:39 PM
          • Some. Solar energy also plays a big part. - REB - 1/16/2008 4:44:10 PM
            • Recycling crust is a third factor. (n/t) - alcaray - 1/16/2008 7:49:16 PM
              • magnetic field, fourth factor. (n/t) - podrock - 1/16/2008 8:53:59 PM
                • True on both of those. - REB - 1/17/2008 3:22:48 PM
            • interesting - DJL - 1/16/2008 5:15:00 PM
              • Pluto has a small atmosphere... - TAFKASE - 1/17/2008 2:43:43 PM
              • re: Methane - Raoul - 1/16/2008 5:31:44 PM
    • Great shot. - REB - 1/16/2008 2:39:01 PM
      • Mercury might be a great place to mine... - Socrates II - 1/16/2008 3:15:00 PM
        • I'm still hoping to see rivers of molten lead on Mercury. (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 1/16/2008 7:40:09 PM
          • There are long rivers of molten lava on Venus - Socrates II - 1/17/2008 5:46:08 AM
            • Good thing none of the Venera landed in them. Splat!!...Sizzle!! ;-) (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 1/19/2008 8:02:40 PM
            • And lakes of it on Io. (n/t) - alcaray - 1/17/2008 9:13:00 AM
    • Now my desktop, thanks! (n/t) - pb - 1/16/2008 5:47:37 AM
    • Wow. Fun, and one beat-up ball! (n/t) - Bowser - 1/16/2008 4:52:20 AM
    • Cool! Thanks! - TB - 1/16/2008 4:29:41 AM
      • If you want to see Mercury with your own eyes... - Socrates II - 1/16/2008 2:42:15 PM
        • LPOD's take on the image - Socrates II - 1/16/2008 2:53:50 PM
          • Mercury, twice in a lifetime - Socrates II - 1/18/2008 7:18:26 PM