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The Surface of Mercury as Seen by Mariner 10 |
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| Authors: | G Cremonese A Sprague J Warell N Thomas L Ksamfomality |
| Institution: | (1) INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico, vic. Osservatorio 5, 35122 Padova, Italy;(2) Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA;(3) Dept. Astronomy & Space Phys., Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden;(4) Physikalisches Institut, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland;(5) IKI, Moscow, Russia |
| Abstract: | The Mariner 10 spacecraft made three flyby passes of Mercury in 1974 and 1975. It imaged a little less than half of the surface and discovered Mercury had an intrinsic magnetic field. This paper briefly describes the surface of Mercury as seen by Mariner 10 as a backdrop to the discoveries made since then by ground-based observations and the optimistic anticipation of new discoveries by MESSENGER and BepiColombo spacecraft that are scheduled for encounter in the next decade. |
| Keywords: | Planets: Mercury Space vehicule Instrumentation: imager Mercury surface Mariner 10 |
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