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Mercury South Polar Imaging

United States of America · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1974

Bruce Murray1974

Science / Astronomy

The second Mariner 10 flyby adds images of Mercury's southern polar region and expands the mapped surface.

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Bruce Murray

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