A 3D perspective view of Mercury's surface near the MESSENGER spacecraft's impact site. The image, constructed from MESSENGER data, shows the Shakespeare basin, Janacek crater, and color-coded terrain heights (red=high, blue=low). The MESSENGER spacecraft impacted Mercury on April 30, 2015.

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MESSENGER's Last Day on Mercury

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250501.html


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