NASA's Mercury Messenger probe captured this historic image of Mercury, the first ever obtained from a spacecraft in orbit about the solar system's innermost planet. The photo was taken on Tuesday (March 29) at 5:20 am EDT.
CREDIT: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington
2 posted on
03/29/2011 3:48:19 PM PDT by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Obama: Epic Fail or Bust!!!)
To: NormsRevenge
Yup.
It’s a big airless rock alright.
6 posted on
03/29/2011 3:55:11 PM PDT by
BenLurkin
(This post is not a statement of fact. It is merely a personal opinion -- or humor -- or both)
To: NormsRevenge
Photo taken by Messenger of Earth and Moon from a distance of 114 million miles:
8 posted on
03/29/2011 3:58:35 PM PDT by
buccaneer81
(ECOMCON)
To: NormsRevenge
Mercury ain’t the kind of place to raise your kids...
9 posted on
03/29/2011 4:00:57 PM PDT by
Repeal The 17th
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To: NormsRevenge
The hottest desert on Earth is a cool icy glass of lemonade compared to that place.
11 posted on
03/29/2011 4:02:55 PM PDT by
Steely Tom
(Obama goes on long after the thrill of Obama is gone)
To: NormsRevenge
Just think, it’s there to celebrate all the accomplishments and contributions of Muslims in space exploration.
13 posted on
03/29/2011 4:03:54 PM PDT by
Darksheare
(Dear Interdimensional Monstrosity, I fear our relationship has taken a turn for the worse...)
To: NormsRevenge
18 posted on
03/29/2011 4:08:53 PM PDT by
KoRn
(Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
To: NormsRevenge
Cool pics.
Credit: NASA/JHUAPL/CIW
23 posted on
03/29/2011 4:15:24 PM PDT by
csvset
To: NormsRevenge
Did Planet Mercury get its name so as to show what happens to your planet when you break too many CFL lightbulbs?
26 posted on
03/29/2011 4:18:40 PM PDT by
C210N
(0bama, Making the US safe for Global Marxism)
To: NormsRevenge
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Makes me want to cruise up and down the road.
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To: NormsRevenge
NASA's Messenger spacecraft snapped the new Mercury photo today (March 29) at 5:20 a.m. EDT (0920 GMT).The photograph confirmed what scientists have long suspected: the planet Mercury is basically a rebadged version of the planet Ford.
To: NormsRevenge
WOW! That’s some impact crater. Looks like it was hit with an extremely fast, and hard round of some kind. Whatever made a splat that big had to be really moving when it hit and I’ll betcha it struck one hell of a big spark...
42 posted on
03/29/2011 4:54:57 PM PDT by
Bean Counter
(Stout Hearts!!)
To: NormsRevenge
Do they have any photos of Uranus?
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