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MESSENGER takes a family portrait of the solar system
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post Feb 18 2011, 03:53 PM
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post Feb 19 2011, 03:50 AM
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I actually never dreamed I'd see something similar in my lifetime.

We are quite lucky, you know... smile.gif...there will be many, many others after us to see such things, and in more detail, but we are the first.


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- Stu   MESSENGER takes a family portrait of the solar system   Feb 18 2011, 03:53 PM
- - elakdawalla   Is this better?   Feb 18 2011, 07:33 PM
- - nprev   Stick a fork in it; it's done! Perfect,...   Feb 18 2011, 07:40 PM
- - ZLD   That's a great comparison Emily; really puts b...   Feb 18 2011, 09:51 PM
|- - ugordan   Pretty cool mosaic and they get extra points from ...   Feb 18 2011, 10:33 PM
- - ngunn   What a great idea! But the orbit of Neptune lo...   Feb 18 2011, 10:46 PM
|- - ugordan   Nothing wrong with that. Voyager 1 didn't look...   Feb 18 2011, 10:49 PM
- - elakdawalla   It's because of the perspective; it widens tow...   Feb 18 2011, 10:50 PM
- - ngunn   OK, thanks. The (small) inclinations and eccen...   Feb 18 2011, 11:05 PM
- - nprev   The educational value of the poster is becoming ra...   Feb 18 2011, 11:17 PM
- - ngunn   Yes. Clearly I must spend more time on the simulat...   Feb 18 2011, 11:42 PM
- - nprev   I'm with ya, Nigel! Heck, the only way ...   Feb 19 2011, 12:57 AM
- - lyford   That is very awesome Emily! I was just wishin...   Feb 19 2011, 03:37 AM
- - nprev   I actually never dreamed I'd see something sim...   Feb 19 2011, 03:50 AM

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