Mercury
Magazine
Contents
and Select Excerpts
Vol. 36 No. 1
Winter 2007
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The Deep Plunge
Sunward, Bruce Dorminey Mercury is relatively close to Earth, yet this tiny world's location near Sol makes direct study challenging. Beginning next year, a MESSENGER from Earth should begin to answer some of our questions about the innermost planet. |
| 20 | Searching
for Earth's History Among Earth-like Worlds, Lisa Kaltenegger Understanding our planet's developmental history provides astronomers with a novel means to study terrestrial-type exoplanets. |
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Pluto By Any
Definition… Here, two noted astronomers share their opinions on the issue. Who Defines a Planet? by David A. Weintraub and The "Pluto" Question by Brian Marsden |
| 31 | The
Future for the American Astronomical Society, Kevin Marvel As the nation's membership organization for professional astronomers, the American Astronomical Society has grown and developed over the years into a body that protects and advances the science while looking outward toward education, new ideas, and new constituents. |
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| 4 | Editorial, James C. White II Grrrrr. |
| 5 | Armchair
Astrophysics, Christopher Wanjek To Boldly Go… |
| 6 | Planetary
Perspectives, Daniel D. Durda Planetary Science on the Radar Screen |
| 7 | Echoes
of the Past, Katherine Bracher Beyond the Milky Way |
| 8 | Astronomer's
Notebook, Jennifer Birriel A Wind from the Galactic Center? |
| 9 | Annals
of Astronomy, Clifford J. Cunningham Galileo vs. Kepler: Two Minds on Tides |
| 10 | Societal
Impact , Connie Walker Go for the Gold (Star) with Family ASTRO |
| 37 | Works of Note |
| 38 | Sky Events, Richard
Talcott |
| 42 | Society Scope |
| 46 | Last
Word Mercury Turns Thirty-Five Years Old |