1. Mercury Observations with MESSENGER Images
By:
Frank J Melillo
ALCON 2015

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

4. MESSENGER Spacecraft Launched August 3rd, 2004

5. MESSENGER entered orbit around Mercury in March, 2011

6. 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
Mission ended April 30, 2015

8. Approaching Mercury

9. MESSENGER departs Mercury

11. 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

24. Solitudo Aphrodites: The darkest area on Mercury

45. THE END…….