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In February 2013, NASA published the most detailed and accurate 3D map of Mercury to date, assembled from thousands of images taken by MESSENGER. [21] The probe continued collecting scientific data until April 30, 2015, when under a decaying orbit, the probe was allowed to crash onto the surface of Mercury.
The base mosaic used in the new maps was produced with orbital images by the MESSENGER Team and released by NASA’s Planetary Data System on March 8, 2013. This global mosaic includes 100% coverage of Mercury’s surface.
Eminescu quadrangle as mapped by the MESSENGER spacecraft 1934 map showing the Solitudo Criophori albedo feature The Eminescu quadrangle (H-9) is one of fifteen quadrangles on Mercury . It runs from 216 to 288° longitude and from -25 to 25° latitude.
MESSENGER was a NASA robotic space probe that orbited the planet Mercury between 2011 and 2015, studying Mercury's chemical composition, geology, and magnetic field. [9] [10] The name is a backronym for Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry, and Ranging, and a reference to the messenger god Mercury from Roman mythology.
Mercury is one of four terrestrial planets in the Solar System, which means it is a rocky body like Earth. It is the smallest planet in the Solar System, with an equatorial radius of 2,439.7 kilometres (1,516.0 mi). [4] Mercury is also smaller—albeit more massive—than the largest natural satellites in the Solar System, Ganymede and Titan.
The Raditladi quadrangle (H-4) is one of fifteen quadrangles on Mercury. It runs from 270 to 180° longitude and 20 to 70° latitude. It runs from 270 to 180° longitude and 20 to 70° latitude. Named after the Raditladi Basin , it was mapped in detail for the first time after MESSENGER entered orbit around Mercury in 2011.
Hokusai quadrangle as mapped by the MESSENGER spacecraft 1934 map showing the Apollonia albedo feature The Hokusai quadrangle (H-5) is one of fifteen quadrangles on the planet Mercury . It runs from 360 to 270° longitude and 20 to 70° latitude.
Derain quadrangle as mapped by the MESSENGER spacecraft 1934 map showing the Pieria albedo feature. The Derain quadrangle (H-10) is one of fifteen quadrangles on Mercury.It runs from 288° to 360° west longitude and from 22° S to 22° N latitude.