"Our study uses geophysical data collected by the NASA MESSENGER spacecraft." MESSENGER (Mercury Surface, Space Environment, ...

the spacecraft passed within just 180 miles of Mercury’s surface, enabling it to capture close-up images of the planet. It passed the planet’s night side, which faces out into space and away ...

pockmarked surface yesterday. This is the third time a spacecraft has visited Mercury in the history of space exploration. BepiColombo’s three monitoring cameras snapped detailed black-and-white ...