Mercury Fly By

**tytower** · 19-01-08, 09:02 AM

Many may not know but a couple of days ago Messenger space craft flew by Mercury and gave us some tremendous photos.

Here is the link for anyone interested
http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/gallery/...108821596M.png

MESSENGER Web Site

**bit_pit** · 19-01-08, 09:46 PM

Amazing pictures.
Contrast between the pictures of Earth, Venus and Mercury (and Mars on other sites) is astounding.
The balance that we are in for the existance of our environmentis so narrow on a cosmic scale..

**Learjet** · 19-01-08, 10:50 PM

Looks just like the Moon, only hotter.

**MrElectricity** · 19-01-08, 11:03 PM

Messenger was launched in August 2004, after it does a couple more passes of Mercury then it will completely map the surface in 2011 that's such a long time for the craft to out there.

**MrElectricity** · 19-01-08, 11:09 PM

Strange to think in the photo it look cool and calm like our moon, as mentioned previously, but of cause it's hotter than anything humans could comprehend well at least this human would not fancy a midday temp of 430 celcius.

**Onefella** · 20-01-08, 10:24 PM

But there are areas at the poles that are well below freezing, so you would imagine that somewhere, maybe halfway up a cold crater-wall perhaps, that could possibly support a research station or something.

The solar panels would work pretty well anyway

**trash** · 21-01-08, 12:05 AM

I'm dissapointed with mercury. It's even more boring than I imagined.
It's blocking my view of the sun and I think we should tow it out to be a moon of venus, or at least crash the two together and enjoy the wreckage.

I wanna drop some more probes into Jupiter.... it's like droping stones in a well and listening to them bounce on the way down before the big splash.

**Learjet** · 21-01-08, 12:12 AM

I'd like to see a probe dropped into Europa - I think that's the one with the liquid subsurface "ocean".

**Terracon** · 21-01-08, 08:05 PM

One expects more meteors to have falen on a univers that is so calles billinons of years old......about 10 000 i would say looking at that pic...in high def

**MrElectricity** · 21-01-08, 08:35 PM

More pics will follow it has to do another pass before it starts to orbit Mercury to map the surface, as I have read.

**bulbous** · 22-01-08, 12:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Terracon

One expects more meteors to have falen on a univers that is so calles billinons of years old......about 10 000 i would say looking at that pic...in high def

Don't start with the young-universe fantasy rubbish....actually GO FOR IT - in a new thread.

Fresh meat....

**trash** · 22-01-08, 06:31 PM

haha .... I got news for ya..... the next pictures are gunna look the same.
Small rocky planet, more craters, and LOTS of sunshine !

19-01-08, 09:02 AM	#1 (permalink)
tytower Senior Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 149 Spent time on board: 4:38:28	Mercury Fly By Many may not know but a couple of days ago Messenger space craft flew by Mercury and gave us some tremendous photos. Here is the link for anyone interested http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/gallery/...108821596M.png MESSENGER Web Site

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bit_pit Senior Member iTrader: (1) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sydney, Western Suburbs Posts: 109 Spent time on board: -	Amazing pictures. Contrast between the pictures of Earth, Venus and Mercury (and Mars on other sites) is astounding. The balance that we are in for the existance of our environmentis so narrow on a cosmic scale.. __________________ Comfortably numb... And NO, Google is NOT my friend...

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19-01-08, 10:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
Learjet Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mackay Posts: 87 Spent time on board: 14:13:38	Looks just like the Moon, only hotter.

19-01-08, 11:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
MrElectricity Just Some Guy iTrader: (5) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Penriff Posts: 1,541 Spent time on board: 1 Week, 2 Days and 15:08:49	Messenger was launched in August 2004, after it does a couple more passes of Mercury then it will completely map the surface in 2011 that's such a long time for the craft to out there.

19-01-08, 11:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
MrElectricity Just Some Guy iTrader: (5) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Penriff Posts: 1,541 Spent time on board: 1 Week, 2 Days and 15:08:49	Strange to think in the photo it look cool and calm like our moon, as mentioned previously, but of cause it's hotter than anything humans could comprehend well at least this human would not fancy a midday temp of 430 celcius.

20-01-08, 10:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
Onefella Country Member iTrader: (1) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Top End Posts: 133 Spent time on board: 4 Days and 20:29:26	But there are areas at the poles that are well below freezing, so you would imagine that somewhere, maybe halfway up a cold crater-wall perhaps, that could possibly support a research station or something. The solar panels would work pretty well anyway

21-01-08, 12:05 AM	#7 (permalink)
trash Senior Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 394 Spent time on board: 3 Days and 11:36:42	I'm dissapointed with mercury. It's even more boring than I imagined. It's blocking my view of the sun and I think we should tow it out to be a moon of venus, or at least crash the two together and enjoy the wreckage. I wanna drop some more probes into Jupiter.... it's like droping stones in a well and listening to them bounce on the way down before the big splash.

21-01-08, 12:12 AM	#8 (permalink)
Learjet Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mackay Posts: 87 Spent time on board: 14:13:38	I'd like to see a probe dropped into Europa - I think that's the one with the liquid subsurface "ocean".

21-01-08, 08:05 PM	#9 (permalink)
Terracon Junior Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 4 Spent time on board: -	One expects more meteors to have falen on a univers that is so calles billinons of years old......about 10 000 i would say looking at that pic...in high def

21-01-08, 08:35 PM	#10 (permalink)
MrElectricity Just Some Guy iTrader: (5) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Penriff Posts: 1,541 Spent time on board: 1 Week, 2 Days and 15:08:49	More pics will follow it has to do another pass before it starts to orbit Mercury to map the surface, as I have read.

22-01-08, 06:31 PM	#12 (permalink)
trash Senior Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 394 Spent time on board: 3 Days and 11:36:42	haha .... I got news for ya..... the next pictures are gunna look the same. Small rocky planet, more craters, and LOTS of sunshine !

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