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Japan And EU Plan Joint Mission To Mercury

Posted by timothy on from the ten-four-good-buddy dept.

Devar writes "Japan and the European Space Agency have revealed their plans for a joint mission to Mercury that would be the first to land a probe on its surface. The mission also includes two orbiters to map the surface, all due to be launced in 2010."

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  1. Re:Joint mission? by spike+hay · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Maybe you weren't aware of this, I'm not sure, but unlike the moon, this planet rotates, so what comes after night? *wait for it* DAY! WEEEE!

    Actually the moon, like all bodies, rotates just like Mercury. Like the Moon, Mercury's rotation is in sync with the Sun so the same side is always lit. You have one side that is always blazingly hot, one side that is freezing, freezing cold.

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