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MESSENGER Reveals Mercury in New Detail

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MESSENGER Reveals Mercury in New Detail

As NASA MESSENGER approached Mercury on January 14, 2008, the spacecraft Narrow-Angle Camera on the Mercury Dual Imaging System MDIS instrument captured this view of the planet rugged, cratered landscape illuminated obliquely by the Sun.

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MESSENGER Reveals Mercury in New Detail. Credit: NASA / JPL.

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