This colorful view of Mercury was produced by using images from the
color base map imaging campaign during MESSENGER's primary mission.
These colors are not what Mercury would look like to the human eye, but
rather the colors enhance the chemical, mineralogical, and physical
differences between the rocks that make up Mercury's surface. Image
released Feb 18, 2013.
CREDIT: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington
CREDIT: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington
by Miriam Kramer, SPACE.com Staff Writer
Date: 22 February 2013 Time: 03:00 PM ET
A new video by a NASA spacecraft orbiting Mercury is showing the
closest planet to the sun like never before, revealing the rocky world
as an oddly colorful planet.
Scientists created the new video of Mercury from space using images captured by NASA's Messenger spacecraft, which has been studying the small planet from orbit since 2011. The video shows a complete global map of Mercury as it spins on its axis and was assembled using thousands of photos into a single view.
More - Link >>> http://www.space.com/19920-mercury-color-video-messenger-spacecraft.htmlScientists created the new video of Mercury from space using images captured by NASA's Messenger spacecraft, which has been studying the small planet from orbit since 2011. The video shows a complete global map of Mercury as it spins on its axis and was assembled using thousands of photos into a single view.
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