
One of NASA Mariner 10 two TV cameras took this picture of a densely cratered region of Mercury on Sept. 21, 1974, 80 minutes prior to the spacecraft second close encounter with the planet.
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NASA ID
PIA02940
Date Created
August 5, 2000
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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