New photo of Mercury

FemurBone · January 17 2008, 05:33 AM

New Photo of Mercury taken by NASA's Messenger probe. It was taken a few days ago. It's a photo of the previously unseen side.

Maurice · January 17 2008, 05:47 AM

What's that black slab standing in that crater for?

Mark de Vries · January 17 2008, 01:37 PM

It's visually not the most amazing planet, but still: it's a look at part of a world we've never seen. Those four or five dark-rimmed craters in the upper right seem to have thrown up a layer of grey dust around them. It's as if they covered up a large area on impact. We don't see that anywhere else on the surface.

Zachary Smith · January 17 2008, 05:12 PM

How shockingly different than any photos of Mercury we've ever seen before . . .

Brent · January 17 2008, 05:44 PM

Very awesome!

What is Messengers mission?

All Seeing Eye · January 17 2008, 05:50 PM

Wouldnt it be cool to send a big bunch of nukes and make our own crater bigger than all the rest.

T J · January 17 2008, 05:51 PM

Welcome to Wiki.

Spider · January 17 2008, 07:02 PM

You can follow the mission and look at more pictures at NASA's Messanger web site.

Brent · January 17 2008, 07:03 PM

Thanks, I found it, VERY cool!

Ronald Held · January 17 2008, 11:50 PM

Thanks for posting the image.

January 17 2008, 05:33 AM	#1
FemurBone Vice Admiral Location: Up Yours	New photo of Mercury New Photo of Mercury taken by NASA's Messenger probe. It was taken a few days ago. It's a photo of the previously unseen side. __________________ Shaky Camera SUCKS!!!

January 17 2008, 05:47 AM	#2
Maurice Rear Admiral Location: Maurice in San Francisco	Re: New photo of Mercury What's that black slab standing in that crater for? __________________ * * * "Star Trek…at times sparkled with true ingenuity, and pure science fiction approaches, and at other times was more carnival like, and very much more the creature of television than the creature of a legitimate literary form." —Rod Serling, 1970"

January 17 2008, 01:37 PM	#3
Mark de Vries Commodore Location: Groningen, the Netherlands	Re: New photo of Mercury It's visually not the most amazing planet, but still: it's a look at part of a world we've never seen. Those four or five dark-rimmed craters in the upper right seem to have thrown up a layer of grey dust around them. It's as if they covered up a large area on impact. We don't see that anywhere else on the surface.

January 17 2008, 05:12 PM	#4
Zachary Smith Vice Admiral Location: Lost somewhere in space	Re: New photo of Mercury How shockingly different than any photos of Mercury we've ever seen before . . . __________________ OHHhhhhh . . . the pain . . . the pain . . . My favorite TV show is "Cool Hand Luke Skywalker--Texas Ranger". The best episode is the one where he fights Samantha's wacky Sith Lord Uncle, Darth Arthur . . ."

January 17 2008, 05:44 PM	#5
Brent Admiral Location: TARDIS	Re: New photo of Mercury Very awesome! What is Messengers mission? __________________ "Would you mind not standing on my chest? My hat's on fire." - The Doctor My Let's Play Series of STO - http://www.youtube.com/user/JustGaming4Us

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January 17 2008, 05:50 PM	#6
All Seeing Eye Admiral Location: The Astral Light Realms	Re: New photo of Mercury Wouldnt it be cool to send a big bunch of nukes and make our own crater bigger than all the rest.

January 17 2008, 05:51 PM	#7
T J Commodore Location: milky way... there abouts	Re: New photo of Mercury Welcome to Wiki. __________________ One of the great revelations of space exploration is the image of the earth, finite and lonely bearing the entire human species through the oceans of space and time. ~ Carl Sagan (1934-1996)

January 17 2008, 07:02 PM	#8
Spider Dirty Old Man Location: Lost in time	Re: New photo of Mercury You can follow the mission and look at more pictures at NASA's Messanger web site. __________________ Go and have another beer, Grog Mod. - Orac Zen spider's new motto: So many Lounge bars, so little time. - DAK At my age you take what you can get. Or invent. - Mallory

January 17 2008, 07:03 PM	#9
Brent Admiral Location: TARDIS	Re: New photo of Mercury Thanks, I found it, VERY cool! __________________ "Would you mind not standing on my chest? My hat's on fire." - The Doctor My Let's Play Series of STO - http://www.youtube.com/user/JustGaming4Us

January 17 2008, 11:50 PM	#10
Ronald Held Rear Admiral Location: On the USS Sovereign	Re: New photo of Mercury Thanks for posting the image.