MESSENGER map of Mercury’s surface

This enhanced colour view of the planet Mercury was obtained by the MESSENGER probe. These colours are not what Mercury would look like to the human eye, but rather the colours enhance the chemical, mineralogical, and physical differences between the rocks that make up Mercury's surface. Further information about this image is available here.

Credit:

NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington

About the Image

Id:
iau1407a
Type:
Planetary
Release date:
18 December 2014, 17:00
Related releases:
iau1407
Size:
4096 x 2048 px
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About the Object

Type:
Solar System : Planet : Type : Terrestrial
Category:
Press Release Images


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