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Aug 15 2005, 03:36 PM
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While the likelyhood of a Mercury Lander mission is very low, I was wondering if any planning/studies have been done on such a project?
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Aug 18 2005, 05:55 AM
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Cant but agree with BruceMoomaw, libration studies is one good reason, the other is my own favourite, seismic. All we have about Mercurys interior currently is quesswork, informed guesswork perhaps -but still.
A lander might have to be assisted by a set of impactor probes, at least two. If such a lander also would get some more toys to maximize the science return like a little shovel, a chemistry set and one Polaroid to imagine the polar-void - all the better. |
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