Instrument: Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) and Wide Angle Camera (WAC) of the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS) Resolution: 2.5 km/pixel Scale: Mercury's diameter is 4880 kilometers (3030 miles) Map Projection: orthographic Center Latitude: -90° Of Interest: The above image shows an orthographic projection of this global mosaic centered on Mercury's south pole. 0° longitude is up in this image. The area around and including the south pole has been extensively monitored by MDIS. | |
Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington |
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Friday, 2 December 2011
Mercury Globe: South Pole - Nasa Messenger Image: Release Date 2 Dec 2011
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