Mercury Flyby 2 |
Mercury Flyby 2 |
Feb 8 2008, 10:50 PM
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Feb 8 2008, 11:02 PM
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One interesting feature MESSENGER will get a good look at during the second flyby is the area of Mercury's surface dubbed 'Weird Terrain.'
This jumbled region of the planet's surface is antipodal to Caloris and marks the focal point of seismic waves generated by the impact. Mariner 10 only saw half of this disturbed region, so I'm looking forward to seeing just how much havoc Caloris wreaked on the other side of Mercury. I wonder if a good look at the Weird Terrain will yeild any new info about Mercury's interior? (at least at the time of the Caloris impact). -------------------- It's a funny old world - A man's lucky if he gets out of it alive. - W.C. Fields.
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