NASA’s Messenger probe is the first to capture images of Mercury since the Mariner 10 in 1974 and 1975. Mariner 10 caught only one side of the planet, so researchers are giddy over images taken during Messenger’s Jan. 24 flyby, which show the side of Mercury never before seen.The striking new images released Wednesday show giant, steep cliffs, fault lines and double craters surrounded by starburst patterns, among other surprises.
Space is awesome. It’s one thing that is always interesting whenever we hear about it. Too bad I’m not smarter, maybe I could have been an astronomer. Oh well, I’ll stick to Wikipedia for now. lol.
Thanks to Simon for telling me I’m an idiot, and forgetting to link the pictures.
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Wur Be deh picturz?
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