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Pictures of the planet Mercury
Mercury Home
Click on any picture to get a larger image of that picture.
Picture of the planet Mercury by the Mariner 10 spacecraft. Many pictures were combined to create this picture of the southern hemisphere of the planet Mercury.
Mercury has a very large iron core, a very thin atmosphere and no moons.
Picture of a crater on Mercury by Mariner 10. This crater has a couple of high central peaks. This photo is one of over 7,000 photos that the Mariner 10 spacecraft took of the planet Mercury, Venus, the Earth and the Moon.
Picture of a crater 100 kilometers in diameter on Mercury. This crater, like most other craters on the planet Mercury, has well-developed interior terraces and central peaks.
Picture of a relatively smooth area on Mercury - by Mariner 10. The bright crater in the center is 30 kilometers in diameter. Many of the craters on this picture are partially filled with volcanic material, just like the craters on the moon.
Size of the planet Mercury compared to the other terrestrial planets.
Some questions about these pictures of the planet Mercury
Lets see what you have learned from these pictures ...
- What do you find inside craters on the planet Mercury?
- Which spacecraft took these pictures?
- Describe what the planet Mercury looks like.
- What color is the planet Mercury?
- Does it look as if there are active volcanoes on Mercury?
- How large are the craters on the planet Mercury? 300 kilometers, 3000 kilometers?
- Which is the largest? Mercury or Mars.
- Is Mercury larger than our moon?
All images are courtesy NASA/JPL except where stated otherwise.
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This page was last updated on: October 9, 2002
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