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Mercury Observations with MESSENGER Images

Mercury Observations with MESSENGER Images. By: Frank J Melillo ALCON 2015. MISSION TO MERCURY: MESSENGER. It stands for - MErcury: Surface, Space, ENvironment, GEochemisty, Ranging. MESSENGER Spacecraft Launched August 3rd, 2004. MESSENGER entered orbit around Mercury in March, 2011.

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Mercury Observations with MESSENGER Images

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  1. Mercury Observations with MESSENGER Images By: Frank J Melillo ALCON 2015

  2. MISSION TO MERCURY:MESSENGER It stands for - MErcury: Surface, Space, ENvironment, GEochemisty, Ranging

  3. MESSENGER Spacecraft Launched August 3rd, 2004

  4. MESSENGER entered orbit around Mercury in March, 2011

  5. BUT FIRST… • Earth Flyby – Aug. 3, 2005 • Venus Flyby 1 – Oct. 24, 2006 • Venus Flyby 2 – June 5, 2007 • Mercury Flyby 1 – Jan. 14, 2008 • Mercury Flyby 2 – Oct. 6, 2008 • Mercury Flyby 3 – Sept. 9, 2009 • First Orbit Insertion – March 11, 2011 • Mission extended – March 18, 2012 • Mission ended April 30, 2015

  6. Approaching Mercury

  7. MESSENGER departs Mercury

  8. Dr.Gerald Cecil’s (University of NC in Chapter Hill) images of Mercury compared with the MESSENGER. They were taken remotely by using the 1.35M SOAR telescope in Chile

  9. Solitudo Aphrodites: The darkest area on Mercury

  10. THE END…….

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