The MESSENGER spacecraft has returned the first new photos of planet Mercury (the closest world to our Sun) since Mariner 10’s mission over 35 years ago. Up until MESSENGER’s mission, only about 40% of Mercury’s surface had been mapped, so a lot is unknown.

Here is one of the new photos; clicking on the the picture or the link following will bring you to a page with more information:

MESSENGER Website

Posted by Matthew R. Francis under Science News |