
Shortly following NASA MESSENGER spacecraft closest approach to Mercury on January 14, 2008, the spacecraft Narrow Angle Camera NAC instrument acquired this image as part of a mosaic that covers much of the sunlit portion of the hemisphere.
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NASA ID
PIA10177
Date Created
January 17, 2008
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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