----- Original Message -----
From: "Harry Lee" <jacques@...>
To: <planetmercurysociety@...>
Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2000 3:06 AM
Subject: [planetmercurysociety] Note for David and all

> My knowledge of Mercury is weak currently except in the very
> technical area involving the nano project. Please one and all, send
> along ideas and links.

AS far as instruments go, here are some suggestions:

1) gamma-ray spectrometer to measure hydrogen abundances on Mercury.
This would show us where the water ice is (a la Lunar Prospector)
2) Imager to map the unseen hemisphere at 1-2 km. Not very high
resolution (this is a nanomission) but enough to wet our appetites for
Bepi Columbo and MESSENGER
3) Magnetometer to observe the Hermian (sp?) magentosphere

I don't know how far your nanomission could go with 2-3 Mercury
missions planned for the next decade. Bepi Columbo calls for two
spacecraft. The first to arrive would study the surface of Mercury
using remote sensing instruments. The second would actually have two
components. The first is a magentospheric orbiter. The second would
be a lander. Also, don't forget MESSENGER which is an orbiter with
both remote sensing and magnetospheric sensing instruments. No lander
though.

I can get you more information in a few minutes.

Jason Perry
volcanopele@...

> -Jacques Noel (aka Harry Lee -thanks to a mistake I can't get rid of
> from Juno.Com.)
> Seattle, WA