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 15 2008, 11:15 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 8 Joined: 16-June 04 Member No.: 83 |
It's not entirely impossible. But then again, it might be history repeating:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury's_moon But if it is a moon, they really should name it Charley... |
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Jan 15 2008, 11:33 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 276 Joined: 11-December 07 From: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Member No.: 3978 |
It's not entirely impossible. But then again, it might be history repeating: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury's_moon More likely what we are seeing is either a star or an imaging artifact. Or maybe it is a debris ( new comet or asteroid?) How bright is this 'anomaly' anyone even if its a guess. Some one might be able to match it with a simulated view and see if its star... -------------------- |
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