Mercury Flyby 1 |
Mercury Flyby 1 |
Dec 5 2007, 06:47 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 258 Joined: 22-December 06 Member No.: 1503 |
40 days and counting. The long wait is almost over!
I wonder whether we will get enough data to test new simulation theories like this one. http://space.newscientist.com/article/mg19...solar-wind.html What do you expect from this first flyby? |
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Jan 12 2008, 07:20 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 646 Joined: 23-December 05 From: Forest of Dean Member No.: 617 |
The caption for the latest image caught my eye.
QUOTE "...this image has a resolution of about 44 kilometers/pixel (27 miles/pixel). MESSENGER will pass 200 kilometers (124 miles) above Mercury's surface..." ie., the closest approach would appear five pixels from the limb (if it happened to be perfectly situated relative to the camera) in that image! Really brings home the incredible precision of the engineering needed to control a spacecraft. -------------------- --
Viva software libre! |
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