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Mercury by Messenger- Jan 14 2008

auteur: Nasa/JHUAPL/ Carnegie Institution of Washington/Novapix

référence: a-mer04-00012

Image Size 300 DPI: 9 * 9 cm

This visible-infrared image shows an incoming view of Mercury, about 80 minutes before MESSENGER's closest pass of the planet on January 14, 2008, from a distance of about 27,000 kilometers (17,000 miles).

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2008 - ASTRONOMY - CRESCENT - INFRARED - MERCURY - MESSENGER - PLANET -