Space on MSN8 个月
Mercury has a layer of diamond 10 miles thick, NASA spacecraft finds
"Our study uses geophysical data collected by the NASA MESSENGER spacecraft." MESSENGER (Mercury Surface, Space Environment, ...
Computing5 年
Mercury's inner core is solid and about the same size as Earth's, NASA MESSENGER data reveals
a new study using observations from NASA's MESSENGER mission has indicated. Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system and the closest to the Sun. It is rocky with a solid surface that is ...
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Insane New Images of Mercury's Surface Captured on Probe's Final Flyby
From just 295 kilometers above Mercury's surface, ESA's BepiColombo transfer probe has captured stunning close-up images while on its final flyby of the tiny, sunbaked world.
Smithsonian Magazine3 年
Then & Now: Mercury Unmasked
MESSENGER last year revealed another side of Mercury, color-enhanced to show the differences in surface geology. NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of ...
Solar System Temperatures: Know the average temperatures of all the planets in our solar system
Planets' temperatures are largely influenced by their structural characteristics and proximity to the Sun, however, Venus ...
Top 7 largest moons in solar system captured by NASA
Ganymede, Jupiter's largest moon and the solar system's largest, is bigger than Mercury and the dwarf planet Pluto, with a diameter of 5,268 kilometers.