Mercury Size:36" x 36" (91 cm x 91 cm) after a drive of more

after a drive of more than 9 km (over 5 miles)

Chandra's X-rays detect gas that has been heated to millions of degrees by stellar winds and supernovas

a brightness surge that is visible on Saturn's rings when the sun is directly behind the spacecraft

Image scale is 28 miles (44 kilometers) per pixel

represents the sharpest view ever taken of this region

Mercury Size:36" x 36" (91 cm x 91 cm) after a drive of moreThis colorful view of Mercury was produced by using images from the color base map imaging campaign during MESSENGER's primary mission. These colors are not what Mercury would look like to the human eye, but rather the colors enhance the chemical, mineralogical, and physical differences between the rocks that make up Mercury's surface.