Mariner 10 photograph of a region of heavily cratered terrain near Mercury's north pole. Mariner 10 was the first spaceprobe to visit the planet, maki

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Mariner 10 photograph of a region of heavily cratered terrain near Mercury's north pole. Mariner 10 was the first spaceprobe to visit the planet, making three separate encounters during 1974-5.

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Photo credit: © NASA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: 10, 1974, 1975, astronomy, cosmology, imagery, mariner, mercury, planet, planetary, science