Category Archives: Grace

MESSENGER Reveals Mercury’s Geological History

Posted on January 18, 2008 by PlatoHagel

Stefan of Backreaction posted a blog entry called,”Mercury looks like the Moon, nearly… that brought me up to speed on what the planet actually looks like. His article provides for the links here in this entry, as well sets the … Continue reading →

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Production of Gravitational Waves

Posted on September 29, 2007 by PlatoHagel

“My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky.”William Wordsworth— My Heart Leaps Up This post is based on “the production” and not the detection of gravitational waves. It does serve it’s purpose, that I explain what … Continue reading →

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Pasquale Del Pezzo and E8 Origination?

Posted on March 20, 2007 by PlatoHagel

“I’m a Platonist — a follower of Plato — who believes that one didn’t invent these sorts of things, that one discovers them. In a sense, all these mathematical facts are right there waiting to be discovered.“Donald (H. S. M.) … Continue reading →

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Isostatic Adjustment is Why Planets are Round?

Posted on March 13, 2007 by PlatoHagel

Conclusion:The state of mind of the observer plays a crucial role in the perception of time.Einstein See here. If we thought of the “Colour of Gravity” posted here, what values could you assign any materials that arise from the centre … Continue reading →

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The Mind Field

Posted on March 8, 2007 by PlatoHagel

Lee Smolin: Height is proportional to the number of things the theory gets right. Since we don’t have a convincing case for the right theory yet, that is a high peak somewhere off in the distance. The existing approaches are … Continue reading →

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The Cosmic Connection to Climate

Posted on November 9, 2006 by PlatoHagel

Cars and industrial activity contribute to the 7 gigatons of carbon dioxide released each year into the atmosphere.Credits: EuroNews Some thoughts about this were being contemplates as I was slowly awaking this morning. I was actually thinking of one more … Continue reading →

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Earth’s Future in Planetary Observation

Posted on October 9, 2006 by PlatoHagel

On March 31, 2006 the high-resolution gravity field model EIGEN-GL04C has been released. This model is a combination of GRACE and LAGEOS mission plus 0.5 x 0.5 degrees gravimetry and altimetry surface data and is complete to degree and order … Continue reading →

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The Periodic Table of the Moon’s Strata

Posted on October 3, 2006 by PlatoHagel

Clementine color ratio composite image of Aristarchus Crater on the Moon. This 42 km diameter crater is located on the corner of the Aristarchus plateau, at 24 N, 47 W. Ejecta from the plateau is visible as the blue material … Continue reading →

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SOLAR B and Van Ellen Belts

Posted on September 28, 2006 by PlatoHagel

SCIENCE GOALS OF SOLAR-B To determine the mechanisms responsible for heating the corona in active regions and the quiet Sun. There are of course reasons why you want to keep these perspectives together. While I have been extolling the virtues … Continue reading →

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A Philosophical Juggernaut

Posted on September 17, 2006 by PlatoHagel

GRACE is the first ESSP mission. It will obtain the most precise measurements of Earth’s gravitational field that have ever been obtained. Improved resolution of the gravity field will lead to important advances in a number of disciplines that study … Continue reading →

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