Status Report

Video: Time-Lapsed Animation of a Mercury Day

By SpaceRef Editor
December 8, 2012
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Parts of Prokofiev crater (center) and Kandinsky crater (upper left side of Prokofiev) stay in darkness, making it possible for ice to persist on the surface. This time-lapsed animation represents nearly a full Mercury day. The illumination is derived from information provided by the Mercury Laser Altimeter.

SpaceRef staff editor.