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Collection:
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NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Collection
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Collection
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Title:
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Mercury's South Pole
Title
Mercury's South Pole
Title
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Original Caption Released with Image:
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After passing Mercury the first time and making a trip around the Sun, Mariner 10 again flew by Mercury on September 21 at 1:59 PMPDT. This encounter brought the spacecraft in front of Mercury in the southern hemisphere.
In this frame south is down, the south pole is located on the right hand edge of the large crater that has only its rim sticking up into the light (Chao Meng Fu crater). When this frame (FDS 166902) was acquired Mariner 10 was about 83,000 km from Mercury.
The Mariner 10 mission, managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for NASA's Office of Space Science, explored Venus in February 1974 on the way to three encounters with Mercury-in March and September 1974 and in March 1975. The spacecraft took more than 7,000 photos of Mercury, Venus, the Earth and the Moon.
Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Northwester n University
Original_Caption_Rel eased_with_Image
After passing Mercury the first time and making a trip around the Sun, Mariner 10 again flew by Mercury on September 21 at 1:59 PMPDT. This encounter brought the spacecraft in front of Mercury in the southern hemisphere.
In this frame south is down, the south pole is located on the right hand edge of the large crater that has only its rim sticking up into the light (Chao Meng Fu crater). When this frame (FDS 166902) was acquired Mariner 10 was about 83,000 km from Mercury.
The Mariner 10 mission, managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for NASA's Office of Space Science, explored Venus in February 1974 on the way to three encounters with Mercury-in March and September 1974 and in March 1975. The spacecraft took more than 7,000 photos of Mercury, Venus, the Earth and the Moon.
Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Northwester n University
Original Caption Released with Image
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Other Information:
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Other_Information
Other Information
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Addition Date:
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1999-10-08
Addition_Date
1999-10-08
Addition Date
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Produced By:
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JPL
Produced_By
JPL
Produced By
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Mission:
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Mariner Venus Mercury (MVM)
Mission
Mariner Venus Mercury (MVM)
Mission
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Spacecraft:
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Mariner 10
Spacecraft
Mariner 10
Spacecraft
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Target Name:
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Mercury
Target_Name
Mercury
Target Name
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Is a satellite of:
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Sol (our sun)
Is_a_satellite_of
Sol (our sun)
Is a satellite of
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Instrument:
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Imaging Science Subsystem - Narrow Angle
Instrument
Imaging Science Subsystem - Narrow Angle
Instrument
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Product Size:
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335 samples x 250 lines
Product_Size
335 samples x 250 lines
Product Size
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facet_what:
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Mercury
facet_what
Mercury
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Sun
facet_what
Sun
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Mariner
facet_what
Mariner
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Mariner Venus Mercury
facet_what
Mariner Venus Mercury
facet_what
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facet_what:
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MVM
facet_what
MVM
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Venus
facet_what
Venus
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Mariner 10
facet_what
Mariner 10
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Crater
facet_what
Crater
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Moon
facet_what
Moon
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Earth
facet_what
Earth
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS)
facet_what
Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS)
facet_what
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facet_where:
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Mercury
facet_where
Mercury
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Venus
facet_where
Venus
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
facet_where
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
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facet_when:
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February 1974
facet_when
February 1974
facet_when
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facet_when:
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September 1974
facet_when
September 1974
facet_when
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facet_when:
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March 1975
facet_when
March 1975
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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1974
facet_when_year
1974
facet_when_year
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facet_when_year:
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1975
facet_when_year
1975
facet_when_year
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Image #:
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PIA02415
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UID:
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA02415
UID
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA02415
UID
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orignial_url
orignial url
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