Space Forum / Space Science / September 2006

Regarding the current rotation speeds of the Moon and Mercury, is there
any possibility that these two objects had more spin velocity in the
distant past?
This question is related to another, and that is: does a freely

http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/press/opportunity/20060926a.html
Press Release Images: Opportunity
26-Sep-2006
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http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Mars_Express/SEM09F8LURE_0.html
Cydonia - the face on Mars
Mars Express
European Space Agency

MARS GLOBAL SURVEYOR IMAGES
September 21-27, 2006
The following new images taken by the Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) on
the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft are now available:

Regarding Mare Orientale's so-called "Weird Mountain" feature, seen
here from an Earth-based side view:
http://www.whiteoaks.com/sketches/mare_orientale.html
are there any more detailed surveys or high resolution images

http://genesismission.jpl.nasa.gov/science/mon_dedic.html
Genesis Landing Site Monument Installation
On the morning of September 6, 2006 team members of the Utah Test and
Training Range (UTTR) hosted a dedication ceremony in honor of the

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                              The HOLLOW Earth
              On January 6, 1967, the satellite ESSA-3, in very
         high polar orbit around the Earth, took a remarkable

I was wondering if anyone could help me with a project I have to do for
my astronomy class at Cornell.  We are given the time of sunset (5:37
pm) on September 21 and must figure out the exact latitude and
longitude of the location.  Does anyone know how to do this

They just issued the official names, as seen at the Sky and Telescope
web site.  Eris is 2003UB313, the moon is Dysnomia.

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If a planetoid the size of the moon were ejected from a super nova somewhere
and were traveling at 10 times the speed of sound and crashed into the earth
would there be any noise before it hit the surface? Would there be any time
for burning and slowing down of it before reaching ...

The Atacama is the driest desert on Earth. Previous studies were able
to find microbes in the wetter portions on the desert. However samples
taken from the drier central region showed no detectable microbes.
This had be taken to explain the Viking "no life" results:

Einstein’s mysterious derivation of E=mc2
 Einstein did not derive E=mc2 in 1905 , but speculated it from Light
energy mass equation L =mc2. In derivation of L=mc2 Einstein used
equation

Just saw this on Unmannedspaceflight.com:
Mineralogy of the light-toned outcrop at Meridiani Planum as seen by
the Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer and implications for its
formation.

MARS GLOBAL SURVEYOR IMAGES
September 7-13, 2006
The following new images taken by the Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) on
the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft are now available: