Investigators Messenger spacecraft missions intensified observation. Understandably, the NASA spacecraft was on Friday last week successfully entered into orbit around Mercury. As a result Messenger becomes the first spacecraft that orbit the innermost planet.
"We hope to increase understanding of the planet become one of the nearest neighbor," said Sean C. Solomon, Messenger principal investigator mission. The name of this robotic probes stands for Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry, and Ranging.
"We hope to increase understanding of the planet become one of the nearest neighbor," said Sean C. Solomon, Messenger principal investigator mission. The name of this robotic probes stands for Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry, and Ranging.
Spacecraft, launched August 2, 2004 has traveled as far as 7.9 billion airline miles. He's around the sun 15 times and raced across the Earth, Venus and Mercury as well as speeding to catch up with Mercurius.
The planet Mercury itself is in the grip of gravity of the Sun. As a result the planet is said to be on the edge of this hell, circling the Sun in a year for 88 days, with an average speed of 170,600 km / hour.
According to Sean C. Solomon, successfully entered the orbit of Mercury to be the peak of the mission. "This is the biggest achievement Messenger to enter Mercury's orbit," said Messenger Project Manager Peter Bedini from Johns Hopkins.
According to Peter, this achievement is the fruit of hard work the team navigation, guidance and control. Do not miss the mission operations that guide the plane to travel as far as 7.9 billion miles.
Messenger is currently in about 46 million km from the Sun and about 155 million km from Earth. After experiencing burning, powerful engine 600 newtons would "park" within 12 hours in orbit Mercury.
One of the most expected answer questions from the Messenger mission was whether Mercury's hide ice water in a dark crater?
The planet Mercury itself is in the grip of gravity of the Sun. As a result the planet is said to be on the edge of this hell, circling the Sun in a year for 88 days, with an average speed of 170,600 km / hour.
According to Sean C. Solomon, successfully entered the orbit of Mercury to be the peak of the mission. "This is the biggest achievement Messenger to enter Mercury's orbit," said Messenger Project Manager Peter Bedini from Johns Hopkins.
According to Peter, this achievement is the fruit of hard work the team navigation, guidance and control. Do not miss the mission operations that guide the plane to travel as far as 7.9 billion miles.
Messenger is currently in about 46 million km from the Sun and about 155 million km from Earth. After experiencing burning, powerful engine 600 newtons would "park" within 12 hours in orbit Mercury.
One of the most expected answer questions from the Messenger mission was whether Mercury's hide ice water in a dark crater?
Moon has craters like this. Indeed the temperature more than 370 degrees Celsius baking equatorial regions of Mercury. But temperatures in the crater near the poles remains at minus 183 degrees Celsius.
"This region is not highlighted the Sun for millions, perhaps billions of years," said Solomon. "Very cool. Enough to keep water ice cold over a long geological time."
If all goes according to plan, Messenger of parking for 12 hours to be very unique. This vehicle is located at a low point 200 km above the planet's surface and the longest point of more than 15,193 km.
To conduct research, Messenger includes a camera with narrow and wide angle lenses, and laser altimeter to map the surface of Mercury. There is also a spectrometer to investigate the composition of rocks and planetary atmospheres.
Magnetometer will study how the planet's magnetic field at the core of the liquid and form 60 percent of the mass of Mercury's interaction with the solar wind.
Once in orbit, Messenger will re-take pictures on 4 April. This vehicle will stay in orbit for four years.
His mission may be extended for one or two years if NASA's budget allows. When the fuel runs out and no additional funds, the spacecraft will crash into the surface of Mercury.
"This region is not highlighted the Sun for millions, perhaps billions of years," said Solomon. "Very cool. Enough to keep water ice cold over a long geological time."
If all goes according to plan, Messenger of parking for 12 hours to be very unique. This vehicle is located at a low point 200 km above the planet's surface and the longest point of more than 15,193 km.
To conduct research, Messenger includes a camera with narrow and wide angle lenses, and laser altimeter to map the surface of Mercury. There is also a spectrometer to investigate the composition of rocks and planetary atmospheres.
Magnetometer will study how the planet's magnetic field at the core of the liquid and form 60 percent of the mass of Mercury's interaction with the solar wind.
Once in orbit, Messenger will re-take pictures on 4 April. This vehicle will stay in orbit for four years.
His mission may be extended for one or two years if NASA's budget allows. When the fuel runs out and no additional funds, the spacecraft will crash into the surface of Mercury.
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