Hello Mark, I believe we are sending missions to the area. Check the following websites:
http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/ And http://genesismission.jpl.nasa.gov/ Also, Thanks Bernd! That is exactly the reference I was after. Cheers, Martin On 4/22/02 10:38 AM, "Mark Fox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > April 22, 2002 > > Greetings Mr. Sterling K. Webb and Fellow Meteorite > Enthusiasts! > > Thank you for that monumental response to my question > about Mercurian meteorites! I have printed out your > post for my growing meteorite library, a habit that is > highly recommended by numismatists as well. Imagine, > frozen water! Amazing! > > But now, after reading your extensive e-mail, I have > another question. Why aren't we sending more probes > and the like to Mercury? It seems just as fascinating > and mysterious as Mars--- not to mention closer too, > during its greatest distance from Earth. My goodness, > I even read that when Mariner 10 was flown to study > the first two inner planets in the mid-1970's, it was > discovered that by flying near Venus, the spacecraft > was pulled on by that planet's gravity, thus giving it > a little "push" as so to speak, which saved on fuel > and time while it traveled to Mercury. > > Long strewn fields! > > Mark Fox > Newaygo, MI USA > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Games - play chess, backgammon, pool and more > http://games.yahoo.com/ > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
