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Dr Mordrid

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Mercury from MESSENGER

30 September 2009, 15:59

As the MESSENGER spacecraft approached Mercury yesterday it took this shot from 26,900 km (16,700 miles) - MESSENGER has a highly elliptical orbit and is set orbit Mercury for over a year.

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Elie

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30 September 2009, 17:03

Awesome shot!!
Mercury is one big Iron based planet with it's our layer stripped by the heat of the sun. Simply amazing!
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1 October 2009, 23:32

Here's another new one....

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6 October 2009, 01:25

Nice full shot of Mercury as MESSENGER heads out...

Large version: 21 meg JPEG (8400x8400) Best to right-click/Save As

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6 October 2009, 08:08

Thanks Doc, truly amazing!!!

when you get a chance, checkout the documentary called..."Journey to the Edge of the Universe"

It's awesome!

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