Mercury Imaging
MESSENGER images terrain on Mercury that had never previously been seen by spacecraft during the first flyby.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Nancy Chabot Biography and Timeline
Follow Nancy Chabot through 9 dated historical records for United States of America.
Nancy Chabot, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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2008
Mercury Mapping
Images from MESSENGER's second Mercury flyby fill many gaps in spacecraft coverage and greatly expand the mapped surface.
2009
Global Mercury Mapping
The third MESSENGER flyby fills a major imaging gap and brings spacecraft coverage of Mercury close to global.
2011
Mercury Global Imaging
MESSENGER's orbital cameras begin systematic high-resolution imaging designed to produce complete global coverage of Mercury.
2012
Mercury Imaging
MESSENGER records its one-hundred-thousandth image from Mercury orbit as global and targeted imaging continues.
Mercury Polar Deposits
MESSENGER imaging shows that radar-bright polar deposits coincide with permanently shadowed areas where surface ice can remain stable.
2013
Mercury Global Mosaic
MESSENGER imagery supports a new global Mercury mosaic used to study surface geology and spacecraft ground tracks.
Mercury Color Map
An enhanced-color global map from MESSENGER highlights compositional differences across Mercury's surface.
2014
Mercury Polar Imaging
MESSENGER acquires detailed images of Mercury's northern terrain as the spacecraft's closest approaches move to lower altitudes.
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