MESSENGER in orbit around Mercury
Mar. 17th, 2011 11:14 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mmcirvinIt appears the insertion burn went well. This is never a foregone conclusion.
Mercury is a difficult place to be; MESSENGER has a big sunshade it hides behind, but apparently even the thermal emission from the planet itself can be trouble for delicate electronics. They're going to be checking out the instruments for a while before science begins.
Mercury is a difficult place to be; MESSENGER has a big sunshade it hides behind, but apparently even the thermal emission from the planet itself can be trouble for delicate electronics. They're going to be checking out the instruments for a while before science begins.