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more about #messenger dermot: Don't forget - the Mercury probe took most of these images from 3 separate flybys. The orbital mission won't begin until March 2011 - that's when we'l... more » Blue_Thark: Hmm. The Galactica crew must have settled Mercury as well as Earth all those millennia ago. That's the only explanation for why these photos could res... more » John Hazard: I would guess, unless we find something really valuable there, that Mercury will be the last planet in the Solar System we explore. Mars and Venus hav... more » -
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Plan Your Space Vacation with the First Ever Map of Mercury
If you're planning a trip to Mercury, you'll need the first map ever released of the solar system's innermost planet, a mosaic of photos from the Mercury missions. More » -
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Mysterious "Spider Scar" on Mercury Revealed for the First Time
NASA's probe MESSENGER flew by Mercury a couple of weeks ago, and the photos have started pouring in. This is one of the most striking. Nicknamed "the spider," it's probably the result of a meteor impact with about fifty cracks radiating outward from it. Apparently, it's the only such structure in the solar system, making it officially cool. More »
