This mosaic was assembled using NAC images acquired as the MESSENGER spacecraft approached the planet during the mission second Mercury flyby The Rembrandt impact basin is seen at the center of the mosaic.
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NASA ID
PIA12047
Date Created
April 30, 2009
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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