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LDAS Monthly Meeting – Mercury, the incredible shrinking planet.

28 April 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Free

Tonight’s talk will be given by Dr Simon Cuthbert of the University of Glasgow. Mercury has been recognised as a “wanderer” of the night sky since Babylonian times, but its proximity to the Sun has made it a difficult body to study. The situation has changed dramatically since the recent MESSENGER mission, which has revealed a fascinating and distinctive member of the family of terrestrial planets. This presentation will explore current knowledge about this rather uncelebrated planet and consider how its curious nature might be inherited from the special environmental conditions close to the Sun during the very earliest history of the Solar System. A look ahead to the upcoming Bepi-Colombo mission will anticipate some exciting new insights about this mysterious “pink dot”.

There will be a break following the talk and then an astronomy news update from Gordon Ewen.

This meeting will be a Zoom virtual meeting.

Details

Date:
28 April 2021
Time:
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Cost:
Free
Event Category:
Website:
www.ldas.org.uk

Venue

Zoom