Messenger Sends First Full Fly-By Image of Mercury 55
An anonymous reader writes with this snippet from Gizmodo: "NASA's Messenger (MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging spacecraft) has flown by just 125 miles over the surface of Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun and the smallest in the Solar System. This is the first time in history that the whole planet is going to be photographed in its entirety by an Earthling probe, with amazing resolution and ultra-crisp detail." The picture at the top of the linked story is fantastic, too.
Re:Did they (Score:5, Funny)
Tom Tucker: Yes they did, and we go to Ollie Williams with the Black-U-Weather Mercury Forecast. Ollie?
Ollie Williams: It's hot!
Tom Tucker: Thank you, Ollie.
Re:RAEG (Score:5, Funny)
Looks like the fact that the International Astronomical Union mickey-moused a minnie-planet is driving this user goofy.
Re:Earthling (Score:3, Funny)
Do they claim to be from France?