Spectacular Color . . . with Better Yet to Come
This spectacular color mosaic shows the eastern limb of Mercury as seen by NASA MESSENGER as the spacecraft departed the planet following the mission first Mercury flyby in January 2008.
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NASA ID
PIA12842
Date Created
February 17, 2010
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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