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Feb 01, 2008 5:16 pm
A bizarre spider shape has been discovered on the surface of Mercury during the first flyby of the planet by NASA's Messenger spacecraft. The discovery of the spider which is unlike anything seen elsewhere in the solar system was announced on Wednesday along with other results from the historic pass.
http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn13257-bizarre-spider-scar-found-on-mercurys-surface.html
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Feb 05, 2008 4:43 pm
Very interesting! Could it be a rock hitting the surface?
Feb 09, 2008 4:34 pm
They think it might've been a large meteor impact.
Feb 11, 2008 8:22 pm
They think it might've been a large meteor impact.
Or a little speck of dust on the lens?