MESSENGER Primary Mission Phase, data acquisition and discussion |
MESSENGER Primary Mission Phase, data acquisition and discussion |
Apr 1 2011, 02:05 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8784 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Thought it was time to start a new thread, since MESSENGER has definitely arrived! Reserved for post-commissioning observations.
-------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Apr 11 2011, 12:02 PM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10193 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
From:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/48850455/Messenger-Fact-Sheet-2001 polar cap volatiles– The gamma-ray and neutron spectrometer will determine if Mercury’s polar caps contain hydrogen in water ice, and the laser altimeter will map the caps’ topography and thickness. The particle and plasma and UV spectrometers will detect effluent from the frozen volatiles, even if the cap is formed of elemental sulfur. Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
Also to be found posting similar content on https://mastodon.social/@PhilStooke Maps for download (free PD: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm...Cartography.pdf NOTE: everything created by me which I post on UMSF is considered to be in the public domain (NOT CC, public domain) |
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