USGS maps don’t stop at Earth. We’ve charted Mercury, volcanoes and all! 🌋🪐 In 2016, USGS collaborated with NASA, Arizona State University, Carnegie Institution for Science, and the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory to produce the first high-resolution topographic map of Mercury. The map captures the planet’s craters, volcanoes, and tectonic features in remarkable detail. To make this possible, USGS scientists developed advanced software and innovative techniques to process m

Mercury’s surface is heavily cratered like the Moon, but it also has giant cliff-like ridges called scarps, formed as the planet cooled, shrank, and its crust wrinkled over time. #space #galaxy #StarsEverywhere #NASA #universe | Universe Wonders

BepiColombo, a spacecraft sent to explore Mercury, has sent back breathtaking new images showing the planet’s dark craters and volcanic plains. Read more: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2463412-bepicolombo-snaps-mercurys-dark-craters-and-volcanic-plains/ | New Scientist

Mercury’s Cratered Surface! #nasa #space #spacex #astronomy #science #universe #cosmos #iss #artemisprogram #orionspacecraft #deepSpace #moonToMars #spaceexploration #nasaupdates #viralvideos | Space Voyager