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Mercury
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Messenger captured this image of Mercury's unseen side. It's the first time ever that humans catch a glimpse of Mercury's dark side. (No, this is NOT the moon! Image slightly enhanced to emphasize craters) Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington

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::Hottrockin
01/17/08 1:10 AM GMT
Wicked 'n' wild work Uncle Phil...uh, I mean KJ!!

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Dy-no-mite detailings and purrrfect placement for a desktop wallpaper!! Amazing what's out there isn't it??
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Why do the pictures come out square when the lens is round?? Picture Purrrfect .
.Genver
01/17/08 11:19 AM GMT
Very nice view of the planet,very good photo.
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.priyom
01/19/08 6:28 AM GMT
nice
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-p1r-2-3i-y4o-5-6m
.s0050463
01/19/08 2:48 PM GMT
I like this picture, I saw it on the news in Belgium
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Please visit my gallery.
AmbKo4
01/19/08 3:46 PM GMT
If you look long enough, it almost seems like it's moving. Nicely done.
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Once I thought I was wrong, but I was mistaken....
.hsu0504
01/19/08 8:00 PM GMT
It is very interesting and nice!
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.vampiric
01/19/08 9:22 PM GMT
That's a beautiful capture of Mercury. It's quite an amazing planet. Great job! =D
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"I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled [poets] to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean." --Socrates (in "Apology")
vnvet68
01/25/08 10:42 PM GMT
everything you could ask for in a planet. great job.
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.DragonQueen
08/06/08 5:46 PM GMT
awesome!!!!!
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.Emily_66
12/31/08 9:52 PM GMT
That photograph is truly stunning. The simplicity of the image itself combined with the shockingly beautiful scene makes for a lovely photo. Nice work:D
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"If people think sunshine is happiness, they have never danced in the rain." --anonymous
::verenabloo
12/25/09 8:42 PM GMT
It's hard to imagine to even have the slightest chance of seeing this planet...it's so amazing. Thank you so much.Verena
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“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” Ralph Waldo Emerson.

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