... 2001 December 15 . Ganymede: Torn Comet - Crater Chain . ... What caused this crater chain? Remarkably, the exploration of the Solar System , has shown that crater chains like this one are not unique , though they were considered mysterious until a dramatic object lesson was offered by comet Shoemaker-Levy 9. ... It is very likely that similar torn comets from the early history of the Solar System are responsible for this and other crater chains . ... About APOD | ... NASA Technical Rep.: ...

... Armagh Planetarium . ... Universe . ... Posted on December 3, 2015 | ... Continue Reading.. ... No Comments A spectacular multi-coloured fireball was witnessed in Ireland and Scotland by dozens of people on the evening of 29 November 2015. ... 1 Comment Is this a new dawn for suborbital travel? ... Hello, IтАЩm Colin, welcoming you to Astronotes, the PlanetariumтАЩs official blog. Here you will find the latest news and views from the fascinating worlds of astronomy and space exploration. ...

... Explanation: South is up in this recent composite color picture of Mars Polar Lander's target region near the Martian South Pole taken on November 28. Imaged by the orbiting Mars Global Surveyor's wide angle camera, the area covered is 105 kilometers across with the expected landing ellipse superposed. ... Publications with keywords: Mars - mars polar lander - south pole of mars . Publications with words: Mars - mars polar lander - south pole of mars . ... Victoria Crater on Mars . ...

... Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. December 17, 1996 . Mariner's Mercury . ... Explanation: Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun, remains the most mysterious of the Solar System's inner planets. ... The only spacecraft to explore Mercury close-up was Mariner 10 which executed 3 flybys of Mercury in 1974 and 1975, surveying approximately 45 percent of its surface. ...

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Communications For Your Astronomy Event . Articles | ... John Huggins, December 19, 2005 . ... Citizens Band Radio - The original . Multi-Use Radio Service . Family Radio Service (FRS) . General Mobile Radio Service . Hybrid Radios . Amateur Radio Service . ... Does your event need communications? ... www.astronomy.net . About Astronomy Net | Advertise on Astronomy Net | ... dbHTML," "AstroGuide," "ASTRONOMY.NET" & "VA.NET" . are trademarks of John Huggins ...

... Mars Polar Lander Mission Status . ... Flight controllers for Mars Polar Lander continued their attempts to communicate with the spacecraft yesterday and today so that they can be certain they have exhausted all possibilities before they conclude their search. ... Mission planners are also working to implement a plan to use Mars Global Surveyor to take pictures of the landing site for Mars Polar Lander starting sometime next week in hopes of spotting the spacecraft or parachute. ...

... Start time is 13:30 *VS10f Dec 16 HO Unavailable *VS04u Jan 26 CANCEL *VS06a Jan 27 CANCEL *VS09m Feb 23 HH Unavailable EXPNO SOURCE FRQ Corr DOY DY: DATE UT RANGE #TEL TELESCOPES W030i J2207-53 C Mitk 320 Mo: Nov -16 06:00 - 15:00 3 HH AT HO V026b2 3C120 C Socr 323 Th: Nov -19 00:00 - 13:00 19 VLBA NT TR EB JB MC WB Y SH ON V120b V137b W058f J2136+00 C Socr 323 Th: Nov -19 23:00 - 07:00 12 VLBA KA SH V043b 3C111 C ...

... XmTel is a telescope control interface designed to to communicate with a telescope server, and Elwood Downey's XEphem, through the INDI protocol. It will also operate as a free-standing program for control of telescopes that use the NexStar and LX200 command sets (but see below). ... XmTel is accompanied by routines which support the necessary communication and commands for running Celestron NexStar and Meade Instruments LX200 telescopes. ...

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... ESO Science Newsletter December 2015 . 17 Dec 2015 . ... This newsletter is a summary of recent ESO Science Announcement items. Follow the links or visit ESO Science Announcements to read more. ... Read more . ... The allocation of ESO telescope time for Period 97 (1 April БЂ“ 30 September 2016) is expected to be emailed in the week beginning 21 December 2015. ... ESO Workshop, ESO Headquarters, Garching, Germany, 27 June БЂ“ 1 July, 2016 . ... Joint ESO, ALMA, NAOJ, NRAO Workshop. ...