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Earth Departure Movie From MESSENGER Spacecraft

Posted by Hemos on from the pretty-things-to-watch dept.

A reader writes:"The Mercury-bound MESSENGER spacecraft took 358 images during a gravity assist swingby of Earth on Aug. 2, 2005. Those images were sequenced into an MPEG movie showing the view from MESSENGER as it departed Earth."

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  1. Slashdotted already? by nystagman · · Score: 5, Funny

    I count a grand total of one reply in this thread, and already the site seems to be slashdotted. I guess this just proves that the existence of the silent majority of ./ readers who actually try to RTFA before they post. My faith in humanity is restored!

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  2. No sound?!? by jemnery · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't get it - where is the audio on this thing? In the background there must have been either:

    1. A swooshy spaceship noice

    or

    2. The opening bars of the Star Trek: TNG theme tune