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Mercury Flyby 3
Phil Stooke
post Sep 27 2009, 03:51 AM
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This is the first Mercury 3 image release enlarged and with the terminator brightened. The bright crater was seen last time too.

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post Sep 28 2009, 10:51 AM
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The latest image, enlarged, terminator brightened and sharpened.

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post Sep 29 2009, 01:55 PM
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Latest image from the website, showing essentially the same thing as Phil Stooke was able to get by sharpening the image before.

http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/gallery/scienc...4M_RA_3_web.png


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post Sep 29 2009, 02:25 PM
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And here's what he gets by enlarging, selectively brightening and sharpening this new image:

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post Sep 29 2009, 08:08 PM
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My own sharpenning of the last picture of Messenger.
Just a wavelett sharpen wink.gif
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post Sep 30 2009, 11:01 AM
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QUOTE (Ant103 @ Sep 30 2009, 05:38 AM) *
My own sharpenning wink.gif


I just went to the Messenger site to see if any new pics down yet. But no. Although I liked yours, I thought I would take the "old" one and have a bit more of a look at the terminator while we're waiting.

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post Sep 30 2009, 11:14 AM
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Surprised no-one has commented on this glitch here:

http://www.planetary.org/blog/article/00002128/

I am hoping that whatever it was wasn't caused by something in the space environment close to Mercury, but was rather a purely internal programming thing that can be avoided by adjusting procedures. If it was a totally random event the timing is extraordinary (but not unprecedented - remember Iapetus). Anybody know anything more?
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post Sep 30 2009, 12:34 PM
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Better view into new territory.
http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/gallery/scienc...5G_RA_3_web.png


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post Sep 30 2009, 12:38 PM
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QUOTE (ngunn @ Sep 30 2009, 12:14 PM) *
but was rather a purely internal programming thing that can be avoided by adjusting procedures.


According to Twitter - the first thought is that they were on the wrong Antenna.
http://twitter.com/messenger2011
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post Sep 30 2009, 01:20 PM
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That's reassuring, thanks Doug.

I think the latest image via peter59 already closes the gap at low latitudes. If I'm not mistaken the bright crater on the limb near the equator with the prominent northward trending ray is on the other side of 'terra incognita'. Also we can already see converging E-W rays in the southern hemisphere from the very prominent crater up ahead.
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post Sep 30 2009, 01:28 PM
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This is the new view converted to an (approximate) stereographic projection. That makes craters near the limb circular so you can interpret features more easily. Very extensive smooth plains in the north.

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post Sep 30 2009, 01:59 PM
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The latest, via Twitter, is that MESSENGER safed just before closest approach. No high-res images on departure sad.gif But since the flyby didn't involve any thruster firing, the gravity assist should have been successful. All approach imaging should have been done, so that last gore should be filled.


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post Sep 30 2009, 02:17 PM
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QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Sep 30 2009, 09:28 AM) *
That makes craters near the limb circular so you can interpret features more easily.


It also makes it look like Mercury just came out of the dryer. smile.gif


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post Sep 30 2009, 02:47 PM
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New, nice image.
http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/gallery/scienc...1M_RA_3_web.png


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QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Sep 30 2009, 03:59 PM) *
The latest, via Twitter, is that MESSENGER safed just before closest approach.

Classic.


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