Radar And Mariner 10, Best possible mapping, pre-Messenger |
Radar And Mariner 10, Best possible mapping, pre-Messenger |
Apr 28 2005, 06:21 PM
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May 17 2005, 04:43 PM
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These are great images obtained from the ground. However, why couldn't the Hubble Space Telescope be used to image the non-Mariner side of Mercury? Hubble has resolved details on some of Juptier's moons (about the same size as Mercury) and Mercury is far closer to us.
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May 17 2005, 04:53 PM
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QUOTE (Chmee @ May 17 2005, 08:43 AM) These are great images obtained from the ground. However, why couldn't the Hubble Space Telescope be used to image the non-Mariner side of Mercury? Hubble has resolved details on some of Juptier's moons (about the same size as Mercury) and Mercury is far closer to us. Mercury is too close to the sun to be safely imaged by the Hubble. OUCH! -------------------- Lyford Rome
"Zis is not nuts, zis is super-nuts!" Mathematician Richard Courant on viewing an Orion test |
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May 17 2005, 05:59 PM
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May 17 2005, 07:45 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2488 Joined: 17-April 05 From: Glasgow, Scotland, UK Member No.: 239 |
A 'family portrait' of the Solar System by HST as it nears the end of it's operational lifetime would be very attractive, and a fitting companion to the Voyager 'Pale Blue Dot' sequence of images. Perhaps it could be justified as an engineering test, establishing a common baseline for all the available bodies it can see - not to mention a powerful bit of PR!
-------------------- Remember: Time Flies like the wind - but Fruit Flies like bananas!
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