[meteorite-list] IMAGES OF MERCURY

[Sterling K. Webb]

Hi, All,

The delayed data download of images and data from
the Messenger flyby of Mercury has apparently begun.
The first (small) image has been posted at the Messenger
Gallery:  http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/gallery/sciencePhotos/

I imagine it will take some days before we have a variety
of good sized images with the contrast balanced out and
all the other processing the raw data needs.

Everything you ever wanted to know about the spacecraft is
in the complete Messenger Press Kit, which is available for
download from the Messenger site.

This is a really snazzy 43-page color Press Kit, very well
done, and you don't need Press credentials, or one of
those fedora hats with a Press card in the hatband, to get
a copy of it:
http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/news_room/MercuryFlyby1PressKitFINAL_1_10_08.pdf

It's worth looking through.


Sterling K. Webb
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