
On January 14, 2008, NASA MESSENGER spacecraft passed 200 kilometers 124 miles above the surface of Mercury and snapped the first pictures of a side of Mercury not previously seen, with a view looking toward Mercury south pole.
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NASA ID
PIA10187
Date Created
January 21, 2008
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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