Mariner 10's second look at Mercury

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Nov 1974

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1974s%26t....48..307b&link_type=abstract

Sky and Telescope, vol. 48, Nov. 1974, p. 307-314.

Computer Science

Mariner Venus-Mercury 1973, Mercury (Planet), Planetary Surfaces, Terrain Analysis, Craters, Flyby Missions, Photographic Recording, Resolution, Surface Roughness

Scientific paper

Photographs, taken by Mariner 10, of the surface of Mercury as approached from the planet's sunlit side are analyzed. The high-resolution images were transmitted in real time using only television and extreme ultra-violet experiments. Special computer 'stretch' programs were run to bring out details contained in the photographs. The new pictures confirmed many of the characteristics observed during Mariner's first encounter with the planet. Important inferences were drawn concerning the similarities and differences between the Mercurian and lunar surfaces. The most significant feature of the photographs showed huge cliffs running across the planet's surface. The article includes a photographic mosaic that shows a 'weird terrain' lying at the antipodal point of the Caloris Basin. Based on these observations, interpretations concerning the history of Mercury are reviewed.

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