· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu… uh, User You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Speciality Forums >> Science! Astronomy & Space Exploration, and Others Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 Jay_Bird Carpal Tunnel Reged: 01/04/06 Loc: USA Meanwhile, at Mercury       #5546988 - 11/30/12 11:11 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/messenger/media/PressConf20121129.html Messenger confirms ice and organic compounds at permanently shaded polar regions of Mercury, maybe future insights about cometary input to other inner planets. Post Extras:       PhilCo126 Carpal Tunnel Reged: 01/14/05 Loc: coastline of Belgium Re: Meanwhile, at Mercury [Re: Jay_Bird]       #5547141 - 11/30/12 12:43 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   The First Rock from the Sun clearly has more surprises in petto... Post Extras:       moynihan Carpal Tunnel Reged: 07/22/03 Loc: Lake Michigan Watershed Re: Meanwhile, at Mercury [Re: PhilCo126]       #5547325 - 11/30/12 02:30 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I remember reading somewhere years ago that a hypothesis that was growing in popularity was that "organics" and ice "rain" onto the forming planets during the clearing out of the accretion disk phase. Also, if i remember correctly, Bork Globules/birth clouds seem to include forming pre-organics... Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 3 registered and 2 anonymous users are browsing this forum. Moderator:  LivingNDixie, Jarad, WaterMaster  Print Thread Forum Permissions       You cannot start new topics       You cannot reply to topics       HTML is disabled       UBBCode is enabled Thread views: 241 Jump to *Announcements and News* -----   Cloudy Nights Announcements   Discussion of CN Articles, Reviews, and Reports   Celestial Events*General Astronomy* -----   Beginners Forum   General Observing and Astronomy   Outreach   Light Pollution*Equipment Discussions* -----   ATM, Optics and DIY Forum   Binoculars   Binoviewers   Cats & Casses   Classic Telescopes   Equipment   Eyepieces   Mounts   Observatories   Reflectors   Refractors    Video and Electronically Assisted Astronomy*Astrophotography and Sketching* -----   Beginning and Intermediate Imaging   Film Astrophotography   DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing   CCD Imaging & Processing   Solar System Imaging & Processing   Sketching   Astro Imaging/Sketching Contest *Observing* -----   NEO   Planetary and Solar System Observing   Lunar Observing   Deep Sky Observing   Double Star Observing   Solar   Variable Star Observing and Radio Astronomy*Telescope Specific Forums* -----   Celestron NexStar    NexStar GPS / CPC Telescopes   Questar Forum   Meade ACF/RCX / LX / GPS    Meade ETX*Speciality Forums* -----   Arizona Science and Astronomy Expo   NEAF (Northeast Astronomy Forum) and NEAIC (Northeast Astro Imaging Conference)   AstroArt   Astronomy Clubs and Star Parties   Astronomy Software & Computers   AstroWebsites   Science! Astronomy & Space Exploration, and Others   Space Rocks   Stellar Media*Swap and Shop* -----   Shop and Swap Audio Components*CN Feedback and Vendor Announcements* -----   Vendor and Group Announcements*International Year of Astronomy 2009 - Forums are now closed.* -----   IYA Archive Info CN Forums Home

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