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Lake Powell and Grand Staircase-Escalante
Lake Powell and Grand Staircase-Escalante

This panorama, photographed by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station, shows nearly the full length of Lake Powell, the…

Melting Point
Melting Point

Impact crater floors are commonly flat and relatively smooth, the result of the cooling and solidification of impact melt generated…

The Rim of Rembrandt
The Rim of Rembrandt

In this view, looking towards Mercury’s southern horizon, the rim of Rembrandt basin extends across the middle of the image.

Surface Chemistry Maps
Surface Chemistry Maps

Maps of magnesium/silicon (left) and thermal neutron absorption (right) across Mercury’s surface.

Enterprise Rupes
Enterprise Rupes

: Enterprise Rupes, about 1000 km long and with over 3 km of relief, is the largest lobate scarp on…

Small Scarp Close-up
Small Scarp Close-up

: Images obtained after lowering MESSENGER’s altitude have revealed a population of small fault scarps (white arrows) that can be…

Fuller Revealed
Fuller Revealed

MESSENGER’s low-altitude campaign has enabled imaging of Fuller crater (named after American architect Buckminster Fuller) in greater detail than previously…

Hot and Cold
Hot and Cold

This view shows Mercury’s north polar region, colored by the maximum biannual surface temperature, which ranges from >400 K (red)…

Flute Music
Flute Music

This image shows the wall of a volcanic vent located between the Rachmaninoff basin and Copland crater.

The Young Ones
The Young Ones

This high-resolution view shows hollows on the southwestern peak ring of the Scarlatti basin.