Explore the findings from the MESSENGER flyby of Mercury, showcasing remarkable color changes on the planet's surface.

Mercury has a diameter of about 4,880 kilometers (3,030 miles), and the smallest feature visible in this color image is about 10 kilometers (6 miles) in size. First MESSENGER Spectrum of Mercury ...

By eye, Mercury is a relatively uniform grey with splotches of variation in brightness. But MESSENGER’s sensitive cameras have filters on them which isolate different colors, and when put ...

One week ago, NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft transmitted to Earth the first high-resolution image of Mercury by a spacecraft in over 30 years, since the three Mercury flybys of Mariner 10 in 1974 and ...

Mercury has a diameter of about 4,880 kilometers (3,030 miles), and the smallest feature visible in the color image is about 10 kilometers (6 miles) in size.

Unmasking the secrets of Mercury, in color Date: April 28, 2015 Source: NASA Summary: The MESSENGER spacecraft is the first ever to orbit the planet Mercury, and the spacecraft's seven scientific ...

A new video of Mercury by NASA's Messenger spacecraft shows a strangely colorful view of the closest planet to the sun, scientists say.

(CNN) — Here’s a side of Mercury you’ve probably never seen — in living color! NASA and Johns Hopkins University’s applied physics department released this false-color image of the ...

Revealing the Colors of Mercury’s Northern Volcanic Plains Also released today is a new map that provides an unprecedented view of the region near Mercury’s north pole.

Using colorized topography, Mercury's 'great valley' (dark blue) and Rembrandt impact basin (purple, upper right) are revealed in this high-resolution digital elevation model merged with an image ...