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NASA's First Pictures of Mercury Taken From Orbit

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« on: March 31, 2011, 01:07:43 am »



Mercury Crater Closeup

Image courtesy NASA/Johns Hopkins/Carnegie

In addition to capturing previously unseen parts of Mercury, NASA's MESSENGER will image some of the planet's better known features—such as Debussy Crater (pictured)—in unprecedented detail.

Moving in an egg-shaped orbit, MESSENGER will pass closest to the planet's north pole, coming a mere 125 miles (200 kilometers) from the surface. Examining the planet's impact craters in detail will help scientists with one of the main goals of the mission: to piece together Mercury's geologic history.

Published March 30, 2011
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