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Messenger's First Look at Mercury's Previously Unseen Side
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Caption NASA:"This image was taken on January 14, 2008, by NASA's MESSENGER Spacecraft at a distance of approx. 17.000 miles following the Spacecraft's closest approach to Mercury. The image shows features as small as 6 miles in size.
Similar to previously mapped portions of Mercury, this Hemisphere appears heavily cratered. It also reveals some unique and distinctive features.
On the upper right is the giant Caloris basin, including its western portions never before seen by spacecraft. Formed by the impact of a large asteroid or comet, Caloris Basin is one of the largest, and perhaps one of the youngest basins in the Solar System".
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(Dettagli)
