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  • Released Tuesday, May 12, 2015
  • Updated Thursday, December 3, 2015 at 12:35PM
  • ID: 11843

Mercury's surface is heavily cratered like our moon. This elevation map shows high terrain in white, and low-lying areas in purple.

Mercury's surface is heavily cratered like our moon. This elevation map shows high terrain in white, and low-lying areas in purple.

Central peaks within Mercury's Abedin crater surround a curious depression (center), which may be volcanic in origin.

Central peaks within Mercury's Abedin crater surround a curious depression (center), which may be volcanic in origin.

MESSENGER found temperatures in sunlit areas (red) and shadowed regions (blue, purple) at Mercury's north pole could differ by more than 1,000°F.

MESSENGER found temperatures in sunlit areas (red) and shadowed regions (blue, purple) at Mercury's north pole could differ by more than 1,000°F.

The colors in this image represent different types of geologic material seen in one of Mercury's impact basins.

The colors in this image represent different types of geologic material seen in one of Mercury's impact basins.



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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Images courtesy of NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington



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