Planets and Moons
ID: 14110
This animation of our solar system’s innermost planet, Mercury, is made from images taken by NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft. The animation can be looped and is also available on a transparent background.
MESSENGER was a robotic space probe that orbited Mercury between 2011 and 2015. During that time, it captured detailed images of the planet’s surface, mapped its topography, and studied its mineral composition, gravity, magnetic field, and tenuous atmosphere.
Data for this animation provided by: NASA, the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Arizona State University, and the Carnegie Institution of Washington.
Global View of Mercury – Animation
MESSENGER was a robotic space probe that orbited Mercury between 2011 and 2015. During that time, it captured detailed images of the planet’s surface, mapped its topography, and studied its mineral composition, gravity, magnetic field, and tenuous atmosphere.
Data for this animation provided by: NASA, the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Arizona State University, and the Carnegie Institution of Washington.
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Dan Gallagher (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Animator
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Technical Support
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Technical Support
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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Mission:
MESSENGER: Mercury, Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging
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NASA Science >> Planets and Moons
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https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14110
Mission:
MESSENGER: Mercury, Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging
Keywords:
SVS >> Globe
SVS >> Mercury
SVS >> Solar System
SVS >> Planets
NASA Science >> Planets and Moons
SVS >> MESSENGER
