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MarsIsImportant
post Dec 5 2007, 06:47 AM
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40 days and counting. The long wait is almost over!

I wonder whether we will get enough data to test new simulation theories like this one.

http://space.newscientist.com/article/mg19...solar-wind.html

What do you expect from this first flyby?
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Phil Stooke
post Sep 24 2008, 09:19 PM
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I was just going to point that out. Here's a version enlarged and processed to bring out relief near the terminator - showing a bit of rotation since the big mosaic was made earlier.

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- MarsIsImportant   Mercury Flyby 1   Dec 5 2007, 06:47 AM
- - pgrindrod   the 'spider' feature looks quite a lot lik...   Jan 31 2008, 05:41 PM
|- - tedstryk   This is probably just superficial, but it really l...   Jan 31 2008, 05:59 PM
|- - Julius   QUOTE (tedstryk @ Jan 31 2008, 06:59 PM) ...   Jan 31 2008, 06:49 PM
- - DFortes   I don't know if anyone else has mentioned it, ...   Jan 31 2008, 06:46 PM
- - vikingmars   Here are the results of my own Messenger imaging c...   Jan 31 2008, 11:59 PM
- - JJR2   After all the whining I did earlier, I'm just ...   Feb 1 2008, 01:03 AM
|- - JRehling   [...]   Feb 1 2008, 01:14 AM
- - belleraphon1   All... love the visuals..... and I think the ...   Feb 1 2008, 02:35 AM
- - nprev   Poetic, Craig; well said! Don't forget ...   Feb 1 2008, 03:01 AM
- - belleraphon1   Thanks nprev! But Stu is the true jewel......   Feb 1 2008, 03:47 AM
- - Gladstoner   .   Feb 1 2008, 08:28 AM
|- - Juramike   QUOTE (Gladstoner @ Feb 1 2008, 03:28 AM)...   Feb 1 2008, 12:14 PM
- - Phil Stooke   The spider fracture pattern looks to me like what ...   Feb 1 2008, 02:40 PM
|- - Gladstoner   .   Feb 1 2008, 08:02 PM
- - nprev   Nice find, Phil! That is indeed intriguing. Ad...   Feb 1 2008, 03:17 PM
- - Gladstoner   .   Feb 1 2008, 08:23 PM
- - Bill Harris   QUOTE The spider fracture pattern looks to me like...   Feb 1 2008, 10:16 PM
|- - Nirgal   Based on all the superb color reproductions posted...   Feb 2 2008, 09:46 AM
- - Stu   Browsing the Planetary Photojournal yesterday, loo...   Feb 4 2008, 07:55 AM
- - pgrindrod   stu, i think it could be a very valid similarity...   Feb 4 2008, 10:02 AM
|- - Juramike   QUOTE (pgrindrod @ Feb 4 2008, 05:02 AM) ...   Feb 4 2008, 01:10 PM
- - tasp   I suspect a similarity to the "Tiger Scratche...   Feb 4 2008, 03:43 PM
- - ngunn   A query - would subsidence produce a similar patte...   Feb 4 2008, 04:18 PM
|- - Gladstoner   .   Feb 4 2008, 09:03 PM
|- - tedstryk   QUOTE (Gladstoner @ Feb 4 2008, 09:03 PM)...   Feb 4 2008, 09:13 PM
|- - Juramike   QUOTE (Gladstoner @ Feb 4 2008, 04:03 PM)...   Feb 4 2008, 09:18 PM
- - Phil Stooke   The problem with ngunn's suggestion is that im...   Feb 4 2008, 09:22 PM
- - edstrick   Looking at the crack pattern, they are arramged in...   Feb 5 2008, 07:20 AM
- - PhilCo126   Not to denigrate the story, but the 'shrinkage...   Feb 5 2008, 09:43 AM
|- - tedstryk   This discussion is about the contraction/shrinkage...   Feb 5 2008, 11:39 AM
- - ngunn   Note the radial shrinkage pattern in this metal in...   Feb 5 2008, 12:37 PM
- - edstrick   Mariner 10 saw a very interesting pattern of crack...   Feb 6 2008, 06:42 AM
- - MarcF   The same kind of pattern is barely visible at the ...   Feb 6 2008, 10:04 AM
- - peter59   New image after one week hiatus. Sullivan crater.   Feb 6 2008, 06:35 PM
- - Gsnorgathon   So - we've got two large craters right next to...   Feb 6 2008, 10:12 PM
|- - elakdawalla   QUOTE (Gsnorgathon @ Feb 6 2008, 02:12 PM...   Feb 6 2008, 11:50 PM
- - volcanopele   Here is a quickie mosaic:   Feb 6 2008, 10:21 PM
- - Gsnorgathon   That's a good point about the crater-in-crater...   Feb 7 2008, 01:15 AM
- - Gladstoner   .   Feb 7 2008, 02:58 AM
|- - Juramike   QUOTE (Gladstoner @ Feb 6 2008, 09:58 PM)...   Feb 7 2008, 04:25 AM
- - dvandorn   It occurs to me that the conditions during (and, e...   Feb 7 2008, 04:07 AM
|- - Bill Harris   QUOTE (dvandorn @ Feb 6 2008, 10:07 PM) I...   Feb 7 2008, 01:30 PM
- - Phil Stooke   I'm not sure about the rest of your argument, ...   Feb 7 2008, 04:09 AM
- - dvandorn   I guess I was thinking of the T-Tauri stage, which...   Feb 7 2008, 04:12 AM
- - ngunn   NOVICE HAT ON Can somebody here help with a couple...   Feb 7 2008, 02:00 PM
|- - JRehling   [...]   Feb 7 2008, 06:25 PM
|- - bgarlick   If the large metal core of Mercury implies that it...   Feb 7 2008, 10:28 PM
||- - JRehling   [...]   Feb 7 2008, 10:48 PM
|- - ngunn   QUOTE (JRehling @ Feb 7 2008, 06:25 PM) a...   Feb 8 2008, 08:57 AM
- - john_s   I get about 210 C for the sub-surface temperature ...   Feb 8 2008, 08:38 PM
|- - JRehling   [...]   Feb 8 2008, 09:19 PM
- - Holder of the Two Leashes   Just wondering if maybe Io might have a few spots ...   Feb 8 2008, 10:41 PM
|- - JRehling   [...]   Feb 8 2008, 10:49 PM
|- - David   QUOTE (JRehling @ Feb 8 2008, 11:49 PM) I...   Feb 9 2008, 03:59 AM
||- - JRehling   [...]   Feb 9 2008, 04:52 AM
|- - volcanopele   QUOTE (JRehling @ Feb 8 2008, 03:49 PM) T...   Feb 9 2008, 07:36 AM
- - Astro0   Before this thread ends its days, I thought I...   Feb 9 2008, 11:15 AM
|- - Alan S   QUOTE (Astro0 @ Feb 9 2008, 04:15 AM) ......   Feb 9 2008, 03:56 PM
- - remcook   A new release: http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/galler...   Feb 14 2008, 03:20 PM
|- - ustrax   QUOTE (remcook @ Feb 14 2008, 03:20 PM) M...   Feb 14 2008, 04:24 PM
|- - ugordan   An interesting oblique view of craters in the Calo...   Feb 28 2008, 03:13 PM
|- - tedstryk   That is true, though not surprising, since it has ...   Feb 28 2008, 04:25 PM
|- - tedstryk   This is a tease! http://messenger.jhuapl...   Mar 6 2008, 03:59 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Another very nice new release at the Messenger sit...   Mar 22 2008, 12:34 AM
- - dvandorn   That new image is a really interesting one, Phil. ...   Mar 22 2008, 02:56 AM
- - volcanopele   There is a new article in press in Icarus titled: ...   Mar 24 2008, 06:16 PM
- - Juramike   New article in space.com describes how Mercury...   Mar 25 2008, 06:55 PM
- - edstrick   During the post-Mariner analysis days, there was c...   Mar 26 2008, 09:54 AM
- - peter59   Mozart Crater and surrounding plane (1973). Mozar...   Mar 27 2008, 06:56 PM
|- - JRehling   [...]   Mar 27 2008, 09:58 PM
|- - tedstryk   It really doesn't look that different. It is ...   Mar 27 2008, 10:35 PM
- - CAP-Team   Steve Albers updated his Mercury map. You can down...   Apr 1 2008, 10:25 AM
- - infocat13   Impact craters om mercury are named after dead poe...   Apr 2 2008, 08:07 PM
|- - Juramike   QUOTE (infocat13 @ Apr 2 2008, 03:07 PM) ...   Apr 2 2008, 08:20 PM
|- - ustrax   QUOTE (Juramike @ Apr 2 2008, 09:20 PM) I...   Apr 2 2008, 08:29 PM
|- - Juramike   QUOTE (ustrax @ Apr 2 2008, 03:29 PM) Tha...   Apr 2 2008, 09:02 PM
- - Phil Stooke   New image alert! http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/...   Apr 9 2008, 04:51 PM
- - volcanopele   Nice image of Beagle Rupes! [Just saw that is ...   Apr 9 2008, 06:48 PM
- - peter59   New image ! Bright Rays Extending From a Halo...   May 12 2008, 05:47 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Nice pic! "BTW, the Spider shall hence f...   May 12 2008, 07:17 PM
- - peter59   Atget crater and Kertész crater   Jun 3 2008, 03:33 PM
- - nprev   <thunk!> (Jaw hits floor) Incredible...   Jun 3 2008, 03:49 PM
|- - JRehling   [...]   Jun 3 2008, 06:57 PM
|- - imipak   QUOTE (JRehling @ Jun 3 2008, 07:57 PM) I...   Jun 3 2008, 08:24 PM
- - GravityWaves   Steve Albers has been updating his global map htt...   Jun 5 2008, 04:09 PM
- - peter59   New images ! Basin Dürer (beautiful oblique v...   Jun 17 2008, 04:52 PM
- - antipode   The Caloris image is full of interest, but what I ...   Jun 17 2008, 11:11 PM
|- - 3488   This week's update: Old craters from a new an...   Jul 2 2008, 01:16 PM
- - cndwrld   The folks at APL have put up a really nice web sit...   Aug 12 2008, 07:01 AM
- - Paolo   A new image (actually, the last from Mercury 1) po...   Sep 24 2008, 06:50 PM
- - Phil Stooke   I was just going to point that out. Here's a ...   Sep 24 2008, 09:19 PM
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