Mercury looms large as probe closes in for final flyby - space - 29 September 2009 - New Scientist: "NASA's Messenger spacecraft is set to make its third and final flyby of Mercury on Tuesday. If all goes well, the manoeuvre will use Mercury's gravity to slow the probe down enough to go into orbit around the planet in 2011."
The previous Pioneer spacecraft took a few pictures in a flyby long ago. After this, only Pluto, the "Dwarf Planet" will remain unexplored until NASA's New Horizons spacecraft arrives.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Reconstruct Mars Automatically in Minutes! | Mars Today - Your Daily Source of Mars News
Reconstruct Mars Automatically in Minutes! | Mars Today - Your Daily Source of Mars News: "Reconstruct Mars Automatically in Minutes!
A computer system is under development that can automatically combine images of the Martian surface, captured by landers or rovers, in order to reproduce a three-dimensional view of the red planet
. The resulting model can be viewed from any angle, giving astronomers a realistic and immersive impression of the landscape. This important new development has been presented at the European Planetary Science Congress in Potsdam by Dr. Michal Havlena."
A computer system is under development that can automatically combine images of the Martian surface, captured by landers or rovers, in order to reproduce a three-dimensional view of the red planet
. The resulting model can be viewed from any angle, giving astronomers a realistic and immersive impression of the landscape. This important new development has been presented at the European Planetary Science Congress in Potsdam by Dr. Michal Havlena."
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Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Mars Rover Spirit Hits 2,000 Sols | Mars Today - Your Daily Source of Mars News
Where has Mr. Cosmical been? Not off planet, unfortunately, just preocuppied. However, I am back!
Mars Rover Spirit Hits 2,000 Sols | Mars Today - Your Daily Source of Mars News: "Mars Rover Spirit Hits 2,000 Sols Still alive long after it's projected life. Interestingly, raw photos are posted immediately on the web. Often, amateur enthusiasts download and process the pictures immediately, giving the NASA folks a head start when they get to work. Click HERE to get to the raw images and give it a try. The following is from Mars Today
"August 18, 2009: Today marks the 2,000th Martian day, or sol, of what was initially planned as a 90-sol mission on Mars for NASA's Spirit rover.
Spirit's twin, Opportunity, will reach the 2,000-sol milestone on Sept. 8. Both rovers have found rocks altered by past action of water on Mars. Both show some signs of aging but remain capable of further scientific investigations.
Since their landing halfway around the planet from each other in January 2004, Spirit has driven 4.8 miles and Opportunity has driven 10.7 miles. Together, they have returned more than 246,000 images. Each Martian sol lasts about 40 minutes longer than an Earth day.}
August 18, 2009: Today marks the 2,000th Martian day, or sol, of what was initially planned as a 90-sol mission on Mars for NASA's Spirit rover.
Spirit's twin, Opportunity, will reach the 2,000-sol milestone on Sept. 8. Both rovers have found rocks altered by past action of water on Mars. Both show some signs of aging but remain capable of further scientific investigations.
Since their landing halfway around the planet from each other in January 2004, Spirit has driven 4.8 miles and Opportunity has driven 10.7 miles. Together, they have returned more than 246,000 images. Each Martian sol lasts about 40 minutes longer than an Earth day"
Larger image of Spirit's traverse
Larger image of Spirit's traverse"
Mars Rover Spirit Hits 2,000 Sols | Mars Today - Your Daily Source of Mars News: "Mars Rover Spirit Hits 2,000 Sols Still alive long after it's projected life. Interestingly, raw photos are posted immediately on the web. Often, amateur enthusiasts download and process the pictures immediately, giving the NASA folks a head start when they get to work. Click HERE to get to the raw images and give it a try. The following is from Mars Today
"August 18, 2009: Today marks the 2,000th Martian day, or sol, of what was initially planned as a 90-sol mission on Mars for NASA's Spirit rover.
Spirit's twin, Opportunity, will reach the 2,000-sol milestone on Sept. 8. Both rovers have found rocks altered by past action of water on Mars. Both show some signs of aging but remain capable of further scientific investigations.
Since their landing halfway around the planet from each other in January 2004, Spirit has driven 4.8 miles and Opportunity has driven 10.7 miles. Together, they have returned more than 246,000 images. Each Martian sol lasts about 40 minutes longer than an Earth day.}
Mars Rover Spirit Hits 2,000 Sols
Spirit's twin, Opportunity, will reach the 2,000-sol milestone on Sept. 8. Both rovers have found rocks altered by past action of water on Mars. Both show some signs of aging but remain capable of further scientific investigations.
Since their landing halfway around the planet from each other in January 2004, Spirit has driven 4.8 miles and Opportunity has driven 10.7 miles. Together, they have returned more than 246,000 images. Each Martian sol lasts about 40 minutes longer than an Earth day"
Larger image of Spirit's traverse
Larger image of Spirit's traverse"
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