Mercury Mapping2008
Images from MESSENGER's second Mercury flyby fill many gaps in spacecraft coverage and greatly expand the mapped surface.
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Nancy Chabot Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Nancy Chabot, based on 9 World History Database records associated with United States of America.
9 records2008–20148 events0 places
Chronological biography
2008
Mercury Imaging14 January 2008
MESSENGER images terrain on Mercury that had never previously been seen by spacecraft during the first flyby.
2009
Global Mercury Mapping2009
The third MESSENGER flyby fills a major imaging gap and brings spacecraft coverage of Mercury close to global.
2011
Mercury Global Imaging2011
MESSENGER's orbital cameras begin systematic high-resolution imaging designed to produce complete global coverage of Mercury.
2012
Mercury Imaging2012
MESSENGER records its one-hundred-thousandth image from Mercury orbit as global and targeted imaging continues.
Mercury Polar Deposits2012
MESSENGER imaging shows that radar-bright polar deposits coincide with permanently shadowed areas where surface ice can remain stable.
2013
Mercury Global Mosaic29 May 2013
MESSENGER imagery supports a new global Mercury mosaic used to study surface geology and spacecraft ground tracks.
Mercury Color Map18 July 2013
An enhanced-color global map from MESSENGER highlights compositional differences across Mercury's surface.
2014
Mercury Polar Imaging2014
MESSENGER acquires detailed images of Mercury's northern terrain as the spacecraft's closest approaches move to lower altitudes.
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