Mercury Observations with MESSENGER Images By: Frank J Melillo.

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Mercury Observations with MESSENGER Images By: Frank J Melillo

MISSION TO MERCURY: MESSENGER It stands for - MErcury: Surface, Space, ENvironment, GEochemisty, Ranging MErcury: Surface, Space, ENvironment, GEochemisty, Ranging

MESSENGER Spacecraft Launched August 3rd, 2004 MESSENGER Spacecraft Launched August 3rd, 2004

MESSENGER entered orbit around Mercury in March, 2011

BUT FIRST… ► Earth Flyby – Aug. 3, 2005 ► Venus Flyby 1 – Oct. 24, 2006 ► Venus Flyby 2 – June 5, 2007 ► Mercury Flyby 1 – Jan. 14, 2008 ► Mercury Flyby 2 – Oct. 6, 2008 ► Mercury Flyby 3 – Sept. 9, 2009 ► First Orbit Insertion – March 11, 2011 ► Mission extended – March 18, 2012

Approaching Mercury

MESSENGER departs Mercury

Dr. Gerald Cecil’s (University of NC in Chapter Hill) images of Mercury compared with the MESSENGER. They were taken remotely by using the 1.35M SOAR telescope in Chile

Is Solitudo Aphrodites imaged? (Formerly Skinakas Basin)

THE END…….