Figure 11-5: R I V U X G
MESSENGER Image of Mercury This real-color image shows the natural gray color of Mercury’s surface. Much like the Moon, Mercury’s surface contains many craters, but none of the Moon’s dark maria. The lack of darker maria is consistent with a low iron content measured on Mercury’s surface.
MESSENGER Image of Mercury This real-color image shows the natural gray color of Mercury’s surface. Much like the Moon, Mercury’s surface contains many craters, but none of the Moon’s dark maria. The lack of darker maria is consistent with a low iron content measured on Mercury’s surface.
(NASA)