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10 things MESSENGER will be remembered for
Later in April, one of the most successful NASA missions will come to an explosive close. Scientists and engineers at the NASA Applied Physics Laboratory at Johns Hopkins University will accelerate the robotic Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging … Continue reading
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One of the hottest planets cold enough for ice
This article, as written by me, appeared in The Hindu on December 6, 2012. — Mercury, the innermost planet in the Solar System, is like a small rock orbiting the Sun, continuously assaulted by the star’s heat and radiation. It … Continue reading
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Tagged Arecibo, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Mercury, MESSENGER spacecraft, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, neutron spectrometry
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