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A Mercurial Milestone: 1,000 Featured Images from MESSENGER!
It's been nearly two and a half years since the NASA-sponsored MESSENGER mission entered orbit around Mercury -- the first…
Evidence of Internal Moon Water Found
Scientists have detected magmatic water — water that originates from deep within the Moon's interior — on the surface of…
On the Edge of Tyagaraja
Here's a rather interesting view from orbit around the innermost planet: Mercury's Tyagaraja crater, the interior of which is seen here…
Mercury Shows Off Its Reds, Whites, and Blues
At first glance, the planet Mercury may bear a striking resemblance to our own Moon. True, both are heavily-cratered, airless…
MESSENGER Sees a Smoother Side of Mercury
During its two years in orbit around Mercury -- as well as several more years performing flybys -- the MESSENGER…
Take a Spin Around Mercury
Created by the MESSENGER mission team at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and the Carnegie Institution of Washington,…
A Hi-Res Mosaic of Mercury’s Crescent
A view of Mercury from MESSENGER's October 2008 flyby (NASA / JHUAPL / Gordan Ugarkovic) Every now and then a…
Lighting Up Mercury’s Shadowy North Pole
Part of a stereographic projection of Mercury's north pole Talk about northern exposure! This is a section of a much…
Mercury’s Surface is Full of Sulfur
The southern portion of Mercury's Vivaldi basin and outlying rugged terrain Named for the 17th-century Venetian composer, the southern half…
Postcards From The (Inner) Edge
As the world turns its gaze outward in anticipation of the arrival of Mars Science Laboratory -- with its hair-raising…