NASA : Mercury Solar Transit .- Trnasito solar del planeta Mercurio

Hola amigos: A VUELO DE UN QUINDE EL BLOG., con beneplácito recibimos la información de la Agencia Espacial NASA, sobre el tránsito del planeta Mercurio delante de EL Sol y La Tierra, un espectáculo maravilloso, único en estos días.

NASA , nos dice: "El planeta Mercurio se ve en silueta, el tercio inferior de la imagen, ya que transita a través de la cara del sol lunes por, 9 de mayo de, 2016, visto desde Boyertown, Pensilvania. El planeta Mercurio pasa entre La Tierra y El Sol sólo alrededor de 13 veces en un siglo, con el tránsito anterior que tiene lugar en el año 2006. ..."

More information...........

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/mercury-solar-transit-0

The planet Mercury is seen in silhouette, lower third of image, as it transits across the face of the sun Monday, May 9, 2016, as viewed from Boyertown, Pennsylvania. Mercury passes between Earth and the sun only about 13 times a century, with the previous transit taking place in 2006.

Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Last Updated: May 9, 2016

Editor: Sarah Loff

Tags:  Eclipses and Transits, Image of the Day, Mercury (Planet), Sun,

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NASA: Sunlit Side of the Planet Mercury

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Sunlit Side of the Planet Mercury

Another day, another beautiful view of Mercury's horizon. In this scene, which was acquired looking from the shadows toward the sunlit side of the planet, a 120-km (75 mi.) impact crater stands out near the center. Emanating from this unnamed crater are striking chains of secondary craters, which gouged linear tracks radially away from the crater. While this crater is not especially fresh (its rays have faded into the background), it does appear to have more prominent secondary crater chains than many of its peers.

This image was acquired on Oct. 2, 2013 by the Wide Angle Camera (WAC) of the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS) aboard NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft, as part of the MDIS's limb imaging campaign. Once per week, MDIS captures images of Mercury's limb, with an emphasis on imaging the southern hemisphere limb. These limb images provide information about Mercury's shape and complement measurements of topography made by the Mercury Laser Altimeter (MLA) of Mercury's northern hemisphere.

The MESSENGER spacecraft is the first ever to orbit the planet Mercury, and the spacecraft's seven scientific instruments and radio science investigation are unraveling the history and evolution of the solar system's innermost planet. During the first two years of orbital operations, MESSENGER acquired over 150,000 images and extensive other data sets. MESSENGER is capable of continuing orbital operations until early 2015.

Image Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington

 

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