Šaltinis – EurekAlert.com – MESSENGER discovers an unusual impact basin on Mercury
Didelis krateris buvo atrastas MESSENGER erdvėlaivio darytoje nuotraukoje antrojo priartėjimo prie Merkurijaus metu 2008 metų spalį. Krateris yra daugiau nei 700 km skersmens. Jis pavadintas Rembranto (Rembrandt) vardu.
Dideli krateriai yra svarbūs paviršiaus elementai, atsirandantys susiduriant asteroidui su planeta. Rembranto krateris susidarė prieš 3,9 mln. [...]
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MESSENGER atranda didelį kraterį Merkurijuje
Posted in Merkurijus, Misijos į kosmosą, tagged krateris, Merkurijus, messenger on 2009/05/03 | Leave a Comment »
MESSENGER Provides New Insights on Mercury (UT)
Posted in Merkurijus, Misijos į kosmosą, tagged caloris, fips, mercury, Merkurijus, messenger on 2008/07/06 | Leave a Comment »
Data from the MESSENGER spacecraft’s first flyby of Mercury in January of 2008 are now turning into science results. Several scientists discussed their findings at a press conference today highlighting the MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging mission, the first spacecraft to visit Mercury since NASA’s Mariner 10 made three flyby passes in 1974 [...]
MESSENGER flies by Mercury (UT)
Posted in Merkurijus, Misijos į kosmosą on 2008/01/15 | Leave a Comment »
On January 14 the MESSENGER spacecraft skimmed just 200 kilometers (124 miles) above the surface of Mercury in the first of three flybys of the planet. Today (Jan. 15) the spacecraft will turn back towards the Earth to start down-linking the on-board stored science data it acquired during the flyby. The probe’s equipment gathered data [...]
