
An artist rendering of the MESSENGER spacecraft is shown passing near the crater Hokusai and its extensive system of rays. Both the monochrome and enhanced color views of Mercury were obtained during MESSENGER second Mercury flyby.
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NASA ID
PIA18147
Date Created
October 29, 2008
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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