Comments on: Get Your Geek On, Space Nuts http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/01/16/get-your-geek-on-space-nuts/ I FORGET WHAT EIGHT WAS FOR Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:44:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: ashlei drew http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/01/16/get-your-geek-on-space-nuts/#comment-11680 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:13:46 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=305#comment-11680 it looks just like a moon. i used to think looking at stars was for geeks nerds etc but when we had that star party at my school ive been interested in stars last night i got to see saturn

]]> By: Stacey http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/01/16/get-your-geek-on-space-nuts/#comment-11679 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:58:39 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=305#comment-11679 If you look reaaaaaaaal closely, you can see ALFgiving us the finger.

]]> By: Q http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/01/16/get-your-geek-on-space-nuts/#comment-11678 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:26:58 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=305#comment-11678 The Old Ones skipping stones perhaps?

]]> By: rillian http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/01/16/get-your-geek-on-space-nuts/#comment-11677 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:53:22 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=305#comment-11677 Hee. I wonder if they splilled their coffee.

The planetary Society blog suggests they are secondaries from one of the larger craters.

]]> By: Melanie Fletcher http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/01/16/get-your-geek-on-space-nuts/#comment-11676 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:18:34 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=305#comment-11676 Rough landing?

]]> By: rillian http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/01/16/get-your-geek-on-space-nuts/#comment-11675 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:55:29 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=305#comment-11675 This one shows chains of sized craters, like something spattered across the surface.

Anyone know what’s up with that?

]]> By: Ken http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/01/16/get-your-geek-on-space-nuts/#comment-11674 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:33:17 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=305#comment-11674 Mercury’s puny diameter (4,878 km) relative to our moon’s diameter (3,456 km) amazes me. I’m eternally grateful for our big ‘ole moon and the resulting warm tidal pools. Would be Mercurians would be jealous.

]]> By: PixelFish http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/01/16/get-your-geek-on-space-nuts/#comment-11673 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:24:50 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=305#comment-11673 Awesome…

]]> By: Steve Buchheit http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/01/16/get-your-geek-on-space-nuts/#comment-11672 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:10:59 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=305#comment-11672 Dr. Phil, well, that makes sense. More than the albedo argument. I mean, you wouldn’t want to blind the craft. I wonder if they’re RayBans? You know, time goes slower there, maybe it’s still the 50s. :)

]]> By: Dr. Phil http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/01/16/get-your-geek-on-space-nuts/#comment-11671 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:03:06 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=305#comment-11671 Steve, the rocket scientists at NASA are smart puppies — Messenger is wearing sunglasses.

Dr. Phil

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