Comments on: Messenger’s First Mercury Image in Color http://wanderingspace.net/2008/01/messenger-mercury-in-color/ Imaging the bodies of our Solar Sysytem Thu, 17 May 2012 15:05:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: thomas http://wanderingspace.net/2008/01/messenger-mercury-in-color/#comment-1486 thomas Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:05:15 +0000 http://wanderingspace.net/?p=645#comment-1486 nothing big except Mars Lab of course. nothing big except Mars Lab of course.

]]> By: thomas http://wanderingspace.net/2008/01/messenger-mercury-in-color/#comment-1485 thomas Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:04:48 +0000 http://wanderingspace.net/?p=645#comment-1485 true that. i am spoiled… the 90’s were so awesome that i look at the next 10 years and see a big gap coming again as nothing big has been officially slated yet. but i didn’t know the europeans didn’t have the ability to get beyond mars at this point. at any rate, i love as many missions as possible. i was just wishing we didn’t have 2 overlapping one target that is less enthralling than so many others. but i had also thought that BC was also a possible Messenger back-up… that is actually what made me wonder if they might switch out for a new target now that Messenger seems destined to be successful. true that. i am spoiled… the 90’s were so awesome that i look at the next 10 years and see a big gap coming again as nothing big has been officially slated yet. but i didn’t know the europeans didn’t have the ability to get beyond mars at this point.

at any rate, i love as many missions as possible. i was just wishing we didn’t have 2 overlapping one target that is less enthralling than so many others.

but i had also thought that BC was also a possible Messenger back-up… that is actually what made me wonder if they might switch out for a new target now that Messenger seems destined to be successful.

]]> By: Gordan http://wanderingspace.net/2008/01/messenger-mercury-in-color/#comment-1484 Gordan Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:17:43 +0000 http://wanderingspace.net/?p=645#comment-1484 Mercury has something Europa doesn't - power available. Europe doesn't have RTGs so they can't easily send a probe to the outer solar system. They're stuck in the inner solar system for the time being. What other option was there for them - Venus? Yet ANOTHER Mars mission? What if MESSENGER suddenly fails before even reaching Mercury orbit, would you regret BepiColombo then? I can't believe we're actually arguing over too many missions to a body. We should be glad there ARE missions being launched. Remember the '80s? Mercury has something Europa doesn’t - power available. Europe doesn’t have RTGs so they can’t easily send a probe to the outer solar system. They’re stuck in the inner solar system for the time being. What other option was there for them - Venus? Yet ANOTHER Mars mission?
What if MESSENGER suddenly fails before even reaching Mercury orbit, would you regret BepiColombo then?
I can’t believe we’re actually arguing over too many missions to a body. We should be glad there ARE missions being launched. Remember the ’80s?

]]> By: thomas http://wanderingspace.net/2008/01/messenger-mercury-in-color/#comment-1481 thomas Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:36:09 +0000 http://wanderingspace.net/?p=645#comment-1481 i like that there is a messenger mission, i just think that ESA also planning a Bepi/Columbo just makes me wish they had chosen to spend that money on another target. one mission at mercury is enough for me… give me ten missions at europa (i know they have very different requirements / challenges). i like that there is a messenger mission, i just think that ESA also planning a Bepi/Columbo just makes me wish they had chosen to spend that money on another target. one mission at mercury is enough for me… give me ten missions at europa (i know they have very different requirements / challenges).

]]> By: Gordan http://wanderingspace.net/2008/01/messenger-mercury-in-color/#comment-1480 Gordan Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:51:32 +0000 http://wanderingspace.net/?p=645#comment-1480 Closer. What did you expect of Mercury prior to this flyby? Why do you think we needed to wait 30 years for this in the first place? The place turned out MORE colorful than I expected. Closer. What did you expect of Mercury prior to this flyby? Why do you think we needed to wait 30 years for this in the first place?
The place turned out MORE colorful than I expected.

]]> By: thomas http://wanderingspace.net/2008/01/messenger-mercury-in-color/#comment-1479 thomas Thu, 24 Jan 2008 04:42:57 +0000 http://wanderingspace.net/?p=645#comment-1479 how is 1/100? how is 1/100?

]]> By: thomas http://wanderingspace.net/2008/01/messenger-mercury-in-color/#comment-1478 thomas Thu, 24 Jan 2008 04:38:38 +0000 http://wanderingspace.net/?p=645#comment-1478 i don’t mean to dis old mercury… but as the owner of a blog specializing in imagery, it is a bit of a disappointing place as it seems a duplicate of our own moon to the uneducated eye. i am spoiled by io and europa and titan. i don’t mean to dis old mercury… but as the owner of a blog specializing in imagery, it is a bit of a disappointing place as it seems a duplicate of our own moon to the uneducated eye. i am spoiled by io and europa and titan.

]]> By: Bill http://wanderingspace.net/2008/01/messenger-mercury-in-color/#comment-1477 Bill Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:44:32 +0000 http://wanderingspace.net/?p=645#comment-1477 If you <a href="http://www.ridingwithrobots.org/Riding_with_Robots/Home/Entries/2008/1/22_Mercury_in_Color.html" rel="nofollow">stretch the colors</a>, you can see some interesting things. (see the lower image) If you stretch the colors, you can see some interesting things. (see the lower image)

]]> By: Gordan http://wanderingspace.net/2008/01/messenger-mercury-in-color/#comment-1476 Gordan Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:57:09 +0000 http://wanderingspace.net/?p=645#comment-1476 1/10 the distance is a gross understatement. If you think THIS looks uninteresting, wait for actual natural color images... At least it's more colorful than our old Moon. 1/10 the distance is a gross understatement.
If you think THIS looks uninteresting, wait for actual natural color images… At least it’s more colorful than our old Moon.

]]> By: thomas http://wanderingspace.net/2008/01/messenger-mercury-in-color/#comment-1475 thomas Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:08:48 +0000 http://wanderingspace.net/?p=645#comment-1475 shhh… stop reminding the viewing public how it looks just like our own moon which is 1/10 the distance and way easier to orbit. shhh… stop reminding the viewing public how it looks just like our own moon which is 1/10 the distance and way easier to orbit.

]]> By: Mark http://wanderingspace.net/2008/01/messenger-mercury-in-color/#comment-1474 Mark Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:16:20 +0000 http://wanderingspace.net/?p=645#comment-1474 I feel cheated. It looks just like the other images! :D I feel cheated. It looks just like the other images! :D

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