Mercury As Never Seen Before
Yesterday, at 4:40 am EDT, MESSENGER successfully completed its second flyby of Mercury, and its cameras captured more than 1,200 high-resolution and color images of the planet – unveiling another 30 percent of Mercury’s surface that had never before been seen by spacecraft.What is the redOrbit Knowledge Network?
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October 7, 2008 at 13:15 CDT
October 7, 2008 at 13:15 CDT
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Ozone Hole Larger This Year
The 2008 ozone hole – a thinning in the ozone layer over Antarctica – is larger both in size and ozone loss than 2007 but is not as large as 2006....
The 2008 ozone hole – a thinning in the ozone layer over Antarctica – is larger both in size and ozone loss than 2007 but is not as large as 2006....
Images of the Day
Bouvet Island, South Atlantic Ocean.
Bouvet Island (in Norwegian, Bouvetøya) is known as the most remote island in the world; Antarctica, over 1600 kilometers (994 miles) to the south, is the nearest land mass. Located near the junction...
Enigmatic Terrain in Hellas Basin.
Hellas Planitia is the low-lying plain on the floor of the Hellas Basin, an ancient impact crater over 2000 kilometers wide. This basin includes the lowest point on the surface of Mars.
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MESSENEGER: Counting Down to Closest Approach.
The countdown to MESSENGER’s second Mercury flyby continues. This image is from the seventh set of optical navigation images and was taken about 20 hours before MESSENGER’s upcoming closest approa...
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Fact of the Day
In 1893, Chicago hired its first police woman. Her name was Marie Owens. While the city was progressive in its hiring practices, Chicago's female police officers were not allowed to wear uniforms until 1956.Sponsored links
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Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. - Albert Einstein
Word of the Day
caducity
Pronunciation: /kuh-DO-si-tee/
n : the state or condition of being weak, frail, senile, etc.
"Considering their relatively young age, the degree of caducity of the residents of the housing project was surprising."
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October 7, 1963
U.S. President John F. Kennedy signs nuclear test ban treaty between United States, Britain and Soviet Union.
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