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The base mosaic used in the new maps was produced with orbital images by the MESSENGER Team and released by NASA’s Planetary Data System on March 8, 2013. This global mosaic includes complete coverage of Mercury’s surface.
Mercury's surface is similar in appearance to that of the Moon, ... 2011. The first orbital image of Mercury was obtained on March 29, 2011.
Caravaggio is an example of a Peak ring impact basin on Mercury. Several areas on Mercury are extremely dark, such as a small crater within Hemingway crater in the lower right. The geology of Mercury is the scientific study of the surface, crust, and interior of the planet Mercury. It emphasizes the composition, structure, history, and physical ...
A spacecraft has beamed back some of the best close-up photos ever of Mercury’s north pole. The European and Japanese robotic explorer swooped as close as 183 miles (295 kilometers) above ...
Close up view of the Mercury crater named Rudaki. Image taken from the MESSENGER mission. On the floor of Rudaki and the region surrounding the crater to the west, or left, are areas flooded with lava, leaving only the rims of these craters. This terrain is known as smooth plains, formed by volcanic flows on the surface of Mercury.
The Mariner 10 mission (1974) mapped about half the surface of Mercury. On the basis of that data, scientists have a first-order understanding of the geology and history of the planet. [4] [5] Mercury's surface shows intercrater plains, basins, smooth plains, craters, and tectonic features.
A layer of diamonds up to 18 kilometers (11 miles) thick could be tucked below the surface of Mercury, the solar system’s smallest planet and the closest to the sun, according to new research.
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