Add to ORKGPlanetary scientists have identified water ice and anomalously dark deposits within permanently shadowed regions at Mercury's north pole. This resource features data collected by NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft, which pinpoints extremely cold regions where ice has been found on or below the surface. Scientific illustrations and videos provide additional documentation and explanation regarding the new discovery. Educational levels: High school, General public, Middle school
Earth-based measurements of radar-bright regions near Mercury’s north and south poles were initially...
Radar-bright deposits at the poles of Mercury are located in permanently shadowed regions, which pro...
An estimate is made of the thickness of the radar-bright deposits in craters near to Mercury’s north...
This presentation, hosted by NASA describes Messenger's mission to determine water-ice concentration...
The Mercury Laser Altimeter (MLA) measured surface reflectance, r(sub s), at 1064 nm. On Mercury, mo...
Measurements of surface reflectance of permanently shadowed areas near Mercury's north pole reveal r...
GEochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) spacecraft show decreases in the flux of epithermal and fast n...
Evidence in radar, reflectance, and visible imagery indicates that surface and subsurface water ice ...
Radar-bright features near Mercury's poles were discovered in Earth-based radar images and proposed ...
The small obliquity of Mercury causes topographic depressions located near its poles to cast persist...
Earth-based radar observations and results from the MESSENGER mission have provided strong evidence ...
Images obtained during the low‐altitude campaign in the final year of the MErcury Surface, Space ENv...
Recent radar observations of Mercury have detected strong depolarized echoes from the north and sout...
This product includes five classroom activities related to the discovery of water ice on Mars. In 20...
The first unambiguous full-disk radar mapping of Mercury at 3.5-centimeter wavelength, with the Gold...
Earth-based measurements of radar-bright regions near Mercury’s north and south poles were initially...
Radar-bright deposits at the poles of Mercury are located in permanently shadowed regions, which pro...
An estimate is made of the thickness of the radar-bright deposits in craters near to Mercury’s north...
This presentation, hosted by NASA describes Messenger's mission to determine water-ice concentration...
The Mercury Laser Altimeter (MLA) measured surface reflectance, r(sub s), at 1064 nm. On Mercury, mo...
Measurements of surface reflectance of permanently shadowed areas near Mercury's north pole reveal r...
GEochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) spacecraft show decreases in the flux of epithermal and fast n...
Evidence in radar, reflectance, and visible imagery indicates that surface and subsurface water ice ...
Radar-bright features near Mercury's poles were discovered in Earth-based radar images and proposed ...
The small obliquity of Mercury causes topographic depressions located near its poles to cast persist...
Earth-based radar observations and results from the MESSENGER mission have provided strong evidence ...
Images obtained during the low‐altitude campaign in the final year of the MErcury Surface, Space ENv...
Recent radar observations of Mercury have detected strong depolarized echoes from the north and sout...
This product includes five classroom activities related to the discovery of water ice on Mars. In 20...
The first unambiguous full-disk radar mapping of Mercury at 3.5-centimeter wavelength, with the Gold...
Earth-based measurements of radar-bright regions near Mercury’s north and south poles were initially...
Radar-bright deposits at the poles of Mercury are located in permanently shadowed regions, which pro...
An estimate is made of the thickness of the radar-bright deposits in craters near to Mercury’s north...