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| NASA's Mercury Messenger probe captured this historic image of Mercury, the first ever obtained from a spacecraft in orbit about the solar system's innermost planet. The photo was taken on Tuesday (March 29) at 5:20 am EDT. |
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The first spacecraft ever to circle Mercury has beamed home the first-ever photo taken of the small rocky planet from orbit, showing a stark landscape peppered with craters, Space.com reported.
NASA's Messenger spacecraft snapped the new Mercury photo at 0920 GMT Tuesday.
The photo shows the stark gray landscape of southern Mercury, a view that is dominated by a huge impact crater. It is 53-miles (85-kilometers) wide with bright rays emanating from its center. （點擊Space.com網站查看原文）
美拍回首張水星照片
?????? Space.com消息，第一艘環繞水星的宇宙飛船已經向地球發回首張在軌道上拍攝的這個小巖石行星的照片，照片顯示一片光禿禿的地面布滿了坑。
?????? 美國國家宇航局的“信使號”宇宙飛船于格林尼治時間周二9點20分拍到了這個新的水星照片。
?????? 照片顯示了水星南部一片光禿禿的灰色地面，能明顯看到一個巨大的隕石坑。這個坑有54英里（85公里）寬，有明亮的光線從中心射出。
(China.org.cn April 2, 2011) |
