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NASA Spots Mysterious 'Spider' on Mercury
NASA Spots Mysterious 'Spider' on Mercury ^
| 30 January 2008, 3:54 pm ET
| Clara Moskowitz
Posted on 01/31/2008 3:31:16 PM PST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
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The Narrow Angle Camera of the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS) on the MESSENGER spacecraft obtained high-resolution images of the floor of the Caloris basin on January 14, 2008. Near the center of the basin, an area unseen by Mariner 10, this remarkable feature, nicknamed "the spider" by the science team, was revealed. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
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posted on
01/31/2008 3:32:36 PM PST
by
rfp1234
(Phodopus campbelli: household ruler since July 2007.)
To: rfp1234
That picture looks totally natural, not sure what the hubub is ...
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posted on
01/31/2008 3:33:53 PM PST
by
Scythian
To: All
Oops, I accidentally pasted the article title in place of the source name, but the source link to Space.com does work.
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posted on
01/31/2008 3:34:50 PM PST
by
Excuse_My_Bellicosity
(...and forgive us our farts, as we forgive those that fart against us...)
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
Looks like an “outie” bellybutton to me. Are they sure one of their fat geeks isn’t having fun with the copy machine????
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posted on
01/31/2008 3:35:25 PM PST
by
Hot Tabasco
( Don’t go messing with Smokey Taylor. He just bought a whole bunch of fresh ammo.)
To: Scythian
yeah, but it sure will tweak the weak.
To: Scythian
It looks like the cornea of an eye.
There is a huge monster lying just beneath the surface of Mercury, and now it saw our ship and knows we are near.
It will soon begin moving toward earth to feed!
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
Whoa! Look in the right top corner and you can see a Walmart.
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posted on
01/31/2008 3:37:35 PM PST
by
shaft29
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
Really astounding pic. I’ve always loved looking at things like this. Do you have the source with anymore of these photos?
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posted on
01/31/2008 3:39:58 PM PST
by
Clarinet_King
(Det 4 21st Operations Group - Siempre Vigilantes Del Cielo - Detect, Track, Deter HUA!)
To: Clarinet_King
Nope, I just linked to the pic at the source link. But nasa.gov probably has more pics.
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posted on
01/31/2008 3:41:53 PM PST
by
Excuse_My_Bellicosity
(...and forgive us our farts, as we forgive those that fart against us...)
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
I thought the spiders were from Mars.
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posted on
01/31/2008 3:45:02 PM PST
by
Boiler Plate
("Message received, is message sent" Claire Cooper)
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
Thanks a lot, I’ll take a look.
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posted on
01/31/2008 3:47:02 PM PST
by
Clarinet_King
(Det 4 21st Operations Group - Siempre Vigilantes Del Cielo - Detect, Track, Deter HUA!)
To: Clarinet_King
Freepmail sig226 and ask him to put you on the "Astronomy Picture of the Day" ping list. Well worth it.
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posted on
01/31/2008 3:54:08 PM PST
by
Roccus
(Nose-holder voter)
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
Big deal. When they find the giant foot that mashed it, then they’ll have something to brag about.
To: Scythian
Are you kidding me? This discovery makes Mercury the first “outie” discovered in the solar system!
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posted on
01/31/2008 3:58:30 PM PST
by
Doohickey
(Giuliani: Brokeback Republican)
To: Boiler Plate
He’s come to a sticky end
Don’t think he will ever mend
Never more will he crawl ‘round
He’s embedded in the ground
Boris the spider
Boris the spider
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posted on
01/31/2008 3:58:52 PM PST
by
Califreak
(Hangin' with Hunter-under the bus)
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
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posted on
01/31/2008 4:07:03 PM PST
by
henbane
To: Califreak
David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
Ziggy played guitar, jamming good with Wierd and Gilly,
The Spiders from Mars.
He played it left hand, but made it too far,
Became the special man, then we were Ziggy’s Band.
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posted on
01/31/2008 4:09:13 PM PST
by
Boiler Plate
("Message received, is message sent" Claire Cooper)
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
Looks like conception!!
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posted on
01/31/2008 4:21:27 PM PST
by
pillut48
(CJ in TX --Soccer Mom and proud Rush Conservative! WIN, FRED, WIN!!!)
To: pillut48
Looks more like a bug on my windshield.
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posted on
01/31/2008 4:34:45 PM PST
by
MrPiper
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