MESSENGER takes a family portrait of the solar system

MESSENGER takes a family portrait of the solar system

Stu View Member Profile	Feb 18 2011, 03:53 PM Post #1
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djellison View Member Profile	Feb 18 2011, 05:42 PM Post #2
Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14457 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1	Mars is in it... Full size version from that link from Stu http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/517613m...system_full.jpg Better link is probably Messengers own page http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/gallery/scienc...mp;image_id=399

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Stu MESSENGER takes a family portrait of the solar system Feb 18 2011, 03:53 PM

tedstryk What happened to Mars? Feb 18 2011, 04:38 PM

tasp Extreme right edge. Feb 18 2011, 04:43 PM

Stu Too small? Too near the Sun? Good question! Feb 18 2011, 04:43 PM

tedstryk What is odd is that they make clear that Uranus an... Feb 18 2011, 05:39 PM

centsworth_II QUOTE (tedstryk @ Feb 18 2011, 12:39 PM) ... Feb 18 2011, 05:51 PM

djellison Mars is in it... Full size version from that lin... Feb 18 2011, 05:42 PM

tedstryk Ah, much better. Feb 18 2011, 06:11 PM

ElkGroveDan What abut Pl.... never mind. Feb 18 2011, 06:13 PM

Explorer1 Very pretty! It's like the reverse of Voy... Feb 18 2011, 06:38 PM

ilbasso Also nice to see the Milky Way and dust lanes to t... Feb 18 2011, 06:42 PM

brellis My god -- it's full of stars! Feb 18 2011, 06:52 PM

elakdawalla Very cool!!! I'm putting together... Feb 18 2011, 06:52 PM

nprev Sweet idea, Emily! Looks good, but it's a ... Feb 18 2011, 06:55 PM

ZLD Heres the link to the actual full resolution versi... Feb 18 2011, 07:03 PM

elakdawalla Is this better? Feb 18 2011, 07:33 PM

nprev Stick a fork in it; it's done! Perfect,... Feb 18 2011, 07:40 PM

ZLD That's a great comparison Emily; really puts b... Feb 18 2011, 09:51 PM

ugordan Pretty cool mosaic and they get extra points from ... Feb 18 2011, 10:33 PM

ngunn What a great idea! But the orbit of Neptune lo... Feb 18 2011, 10:46 PM

ugordan Nothing wrong with that. Voyager 1 didn't look... Feb 18 2011, 10:49 PM

elakdawalla It's because of the perspective; it widens tow... Feb 18 2011, 10:50 PM

ngunn OK, thanks. The (small) inclinations and eccen... Feb 18 2011, 11:05 PM

nprev The educational value of the poster is becoming ra... Feb 18 2011, 11:17 PM

ngunn Yes. Clearly I must spend more time on the simulat... Feb 18 2011, 11:42 PM

nprev I'm with ya, Nigel! Heck, the only way ... Feb 19 2011, 12:57 AM

lyford That is very awesome Emily! I was just wishin... Feb 19 2011, 03:37 AM

nprev I actually never dreamed I'd see something sim... Feb 19 2011, 03:50 AM

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