NASA Messenger's Images Of Mercury (light, Sun, solar, spacecraft)

[Six Foot Three]

Here's the images sent from NASA's spacecraft ''Messenger'' that flew by Mercury yesterday at only a 125 miles above it.

Great Photo's !!
NASA - Mission to Mercury Images

[ShepsMom]

Fascinating, isn't it?

[Six Foot Three]

Originally Posted by ShepsMom

Fascinating, isn't it?

Yes it is as it took 4 years to reach Mercury.

Here's when Messenger launched in 2004 to go to Mercury.

YouTube - MESSENGER Launch - August 3, 2004


I can't wait until the the New Horizons Space craft gets to Pluto in 2016 as it will take it 10 years to reach Pluto.

New Horizons launch in 2006 to Pluto.

YouTube - Launch of NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft

[Magnum Mike]

Wow it is fascinating indeed! Thanks for posting the link 6/3!

Mercury's surface does look a lot like our moon's.

[Aussieboi]

Originally Posted by 6/3

Yes it is as it took 4 years to reach Mercury.

Here's when Messenger launched in 2004 to go to Mercury.

YouTube - MESSENGER Launch - August 3, 2004


I can't wait until the the New Horizons Space craft gets to Pluto in 2016 as it will take it 10 years to reach Pluto.

New Horizons launch in 2006 to Pluto.

YouTube - Launch of NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft

I KNOW!!!

Will it be all white and covered with ice?

Or will it be all black and covered with craters?

Maybe white and covered with craters?

I dunno im so excited

[Six Foot Three]

Originally Posted by Aussieboi

I KNOW!!!

Will it be all white and covered with ice?

Or will it be all black and covered with craters?

Maybe white and covered with craters?

I dunno im so excited

I assume your talking about Pluto? I'm excited also as the most powerful Telescope the Hubble shows it as a blurry and fuzzy tiny ball of light.

New Horizons flew by Jupiter earlier this year and yet still has 8 years to go to reach Pluto.
New Horizons Web Site

[jabm67]

Originally Posted by Aussieboi

I KNOW!!!

Will it be all white and covered with ice?

Or will it be all black and covered with craters?

Maybe white and covered with craters?

I dunno im so excited

The best guess is that it'll look a lot like Triton, the largest moon of Neptune. That's believed to be a Kuiper Belt object like Pluto that was captured into orbit by Neptune. So far that's the only such KBO for which we have even a small number of good pictures. There's a few images from the Voyager mission at NASA's Planetary Photojournal

[Six Foot Three]

Originally Posted by jabm67

The best guess is that it'll look a lot like Triton, the largest moon of Neptune. That's believed to be a Kuiper Belt object like Pluto that was captured into orbit by Neptune. So far that's the only such KBO for which we have even a small number of good pictures. There's a few images from the Voyager mission at NASA's Planetary Photojournal

Those photo's are just SUPER awesome of beautiful of Triton....jabm !

Look at this one photo (everyone) of Triton with Neptune on it's horizon that jabm linked for us.

http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/jpe...344_modest.jpg

[garisonthebull]

I t is an exciting time to be a fan of our solar system. Many dicoveries yet to be made in our liftimes. Many great photos to witness. I deffinately am happy to see the pluto mission underway.

What do you all think is it a planet or a dwarf planet? I for one would call it a planet. I do not support the concept of dwarf planets. I feel that if an object has an independant rotation around the sun and enough gravity to make it round it should be a planet. Plus to add to Plutos' chances of being a planet it supports its own moon and its own atmosphere. At least for part of its massively long year.