Mercury's Global Topography Model Revealed In New Animation

Friday, May 6, 2016 - 11:01 in Biology & Nature

The first global digital elevation model (DEM) of Mercury is displayed - regions with higher elevations are colored brown, yellow, and red. Lower elevations are colored blue and purple.

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