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: 8785 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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Jun 16 2011, 04:52 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 544 Joined: 17-November 05 From: Oklahoma Member No.: 557 |
Initial results are being announced today, some of which are already on the MESSENGER website.
Science update Multimedia for the upcoming press conference (due to start in just five minutes) are now available too. Multimedia link Edit at ten minutes past the hour: News conference underway on NASA TV. Huge volcanic deposit at north pole. Half past the hour: High level of potassium and sulfur, much higher amounts of volatiles than thought. Not so much iron and titanium as was thought from the flybys. Magnetic field way offset toward the north. |
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