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Mariner 10 mosaic of Mercury

by

JPL/Novapix

Reference

a-mer03-00003

Date

2006-09-28

Mariner 10 mosaic of Mercury taken as the spacecraft was outbound after the first flyby on march 29 1974. This mosaic was made up of 18 pictures, taken about 6 hours after closest approach. The north pole is at the top, and the equator is about two-thirds down from the top.