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Messenger Probe Sends Back Mercury Photos
arbitraryaardvark writes "NASA's Messenger probe flew past Mercury at a distance of 125 miles. The spacecraft took hundreds of pictures during the pass, updating photos from the now 30-year-old Mariner mission. According to an article at the International Business Times, the probe will eventually settle into orbit around Mercury in 2011. 'The images obtained by the $446 million MESSENGER mission (MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging) this week contain some of those unexplored areas. One image released Saturday was taken after Messenger made its closest approach to Mercury last week. In the photos released this week, scientists have observed unexplored cratered areas of the planet. On Monday, Messenger made its closest approach to Mercury yet, aiming for new discoveries. Among its goals is to discover if Mercury has ice water in its polar craters and to complete the mapping of the whole planet.' Meanwhile here on Earth, a joint EU/Japan probe with an ion drive is set to head towards Mercury sometime in 2013."
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Vote Ron Paul in 2008, friends of Slashdot.
My God.
It's full of niggers.
125 Miles?? Have they not learnt their lesson over at Mars?
Its the 21st century damnit, and these guys are still in the 19th.
Sincerely,
Ron Paul
The Niggers and African Spooks Association should force members to cover up their big disgusting lips! Yucky eww!
RON PAUL '08
Hi!
CmdrNigger
Ba-dum, ching.
Seriously, it's intriguing - personally, I'd rather see the energy and capital investment spent on something with a slightly more tangible payoff like the exploration/colonization of Luna/Mars/etc. . . but if closer analysis of Mercury lets astrophysicists devise more accurate models of planetary formation, I suppose there's a value there too.
So, NASA . . . are we there yet?
(Ba-dum, ching)
What do you call a black man with a PhD?
Nigger.
A black man walks into a pub with a parrot on his shoulder.
The barman says "Where did you get that?"
"In Africa, there's fucking millions of them" says the parrot.
What's the safest way to kill a black widow?
Take away her food stamps.
What's the most confusing day of the year in the ghetto?
Father's day.
A black pupil finishes his first day in 3rd grade and goes home. Talking to his mother, he says "I was the best in the class at maths. Is it because I'm black?"
"Yes, son".
"I was the best in the class at running. Is it because I'm black?"
"Yes, son".
"When we were having showers after sports, I had the largest dick. Is it because I'm black?"
"No son. It's because you're 19"
What does NAACP stand for?
National Association of Apelike Cotton Pickers.
And now, for equal opportunities racist jokes:
How many Jews can you fit in a Toyota?
2 in the front, 3 in the back and 500 in the ashtray.
Hi res enterprise mission photos available here: jpl-cgi.nasa.gov/article.pl?sid=08/01/21/174240
Korzybsky posted some excellent renderings of Mars using flashplayer here.
Granted, it's a mock-up, but still very interesting.
This place is getting worse than Digg.