Detailed Close-up of Mercury Previously Unseen Surface
Just 21 minutes after NASA MESSENGER spacecraft closest approach to Mercury, the Narrow Angle Camera NAC took this picture showing a variety of intriguing surface features, including craters as small as about 400 meters about 400 yards across.
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NASA ID
PIA10174
Date Created
January 16, 2008
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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