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Water Ice on Mercury
Water Ice on Mercury

This orthographic projection view provides a look at Mercury’s north polar region.

Shadows in the South
Shadows in the South

The view shown here is an orthographic projection of Mercury’s south polar region, colored by an illumination map.

Mercury’s Sodium Tail
Mercury’s Sodium Tail

This image is stitched together from thousands of observations made over the past 4 years by the MASCS/UVVS instrument, which…

Showing Some Chemistry
Showing Some Chemistry

During MESSENGER’s four-year orbital mission, the spacecraft’s XRS instrument mapped out the chemical composition of Mercury and discovered striking regions…

Dramatic Darks of Derain
Dramatic Darks of Derain

In this enhanced color view of the peak-ring basin Derain, the different colors accentuate the different rocks associated with the…

The Architect and His Temple
The Architect and His Temple

One of the most captivating views acquired during MESSENGER’s first Mercury flyby was of the crater Apollodorus surrounded by the…

The Ups and Downs of Mercury’s Topography
The Ups and Downs of Mercury’s Topography

Measurements from MESSENGER’s MLA instrument during the spacecraft’s greater than four-year orbital mission have mapped the topography of Mercury’s northern…

Multi-Utility Technology Testbed Aircraft On the Runway
Multi-Utility Technology Testbed Aircraft On the Runway

The X-56A Multi-Utility Technology Testbed (MUTT) is greeted on an Edwards Air Force Base runway by a U.S. Air Force…

Team Commemorates the End of the TRMM Mission
Team Commemorates the End of the TRMM Mission

Representatives of the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission team gathered to commemorate the end of the mission.

A Striking Perspective
A Striking Perspective

This image provides a perspective view of the center portion of Carnegie Rupes, a large tectonic landform, which cuts through…