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1 Survey of Astronomy Astro1010-lee.com twlee2016@gmail.com Chapter 8 The Planet Mercury

2 Survey of Astronomy Astro1010-lee.com Elongation of Mercury Survey of Astronomy Astro1010-lee.com twlee2016@gmail.com Chapter 8

3 Survey of Astronomy Astro1010-lee.com twlee2016@gmail.com Chapter 8 Mercury as Seen from Earth

4 Survey of Astronomy Astro1010-lee.com twlee2016@gmail.com Chapter 8 Mercury’s Curious Rotation Synchronous rotation – Our moon – All the large moons 3 to 2 – 3 rotations to 2 revolutions

5 Survey of Astronomy Astro1010-lee.com twlee2016@gmail.com Chapter 8 Comparison of Earth’s interior to that of Mercury

6 Survey of Astronomy Astro1010-lee.com twlee2016@gmail.com Chapter 8 Mercury’s Magnetosphere

7 Survey of Astronomy Astro1010-lee.com twlee2016@gmail.com Chapter 8 Mariner 10 Trajectory

8 Survey of Astronomy Astro1010-lee.com twlee2016@gmail.com Chapter 8 Composite of the Mariner views of Mercury

9 Survey of Astronomy Astro1010-lee.com twlee2016@gmail.com Chapter 8 Craters and Planes (?)

10 Survey of Astronomy Astro1010-lee.com twlee2016@gmail.com Chapter 8 Scarp (Cliff)

11 Survey of Astronomy Astro1010-lee.com twlee2016@gmail.com Chapter 8 Edge of Caloris Basin

12 Survey of Astronomy Astro1010-lee.com twlee2016@gmail.com Chapter 8 The spacecraft MESSENGER in orbit around Mercury. Notice the shade designed to protect the MESSENGER from the brilliant sunshine.

13 Survey of Astronomy Astro1010-lee.com twlee2016@gmail.com Chapter 8 From its polar orbit MESSENGER is able to see the entire surface

14 Survey of Astronomy Astro1010-lee.com twlee2016@gmail.com Chapter 8 Mercury Messenger may have found extinct volcanos

15 Survey of Astronomy Astro1010-lee.com twlee2016@gmail.com Chapter 8 Mercury Some unusual features to be studied

16 Survey of Astronomy Astro1010-lee.com twlee2016@gmail.com Chapter 8 Some features become more evident at different lighting

17 Survey of Astronomy Astro1010-lee.com twlee2016@gmail.com Chapter 8 Some very strange terrain

18 Survey of Astronomy Astro1010-lee.com twlee2016@gmail.com Chapter 8 Mercury & Dr. Einstein

19 Survey of Astronomy Astro1010-lee.com twlee2016@gmail.com Chapter 8 Mercury End of Chapter 8

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