MESSENGER Reveals Mercury in New Detail
As NASA MESSENGER approached Mercury on January 14, 2008, the spacecraft Narrow-Angle Camera on the Mercury Dual Imaging System MDIS instrument captured this view of the planet rugged, cratered landscape illuminated obliquely by the Sun.
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NASA ID
PIA10175
Date Created
January 16, 2008
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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