MAKE A MEME View Large Image North Polar Region Acquired By The Arecibo Observatory.jpg en A radar image of Mercury's north polar region acquired by the Arecibo Observatory Yellow areas denote regions of high radar reflectivity Since their discovery in 1992 these polar ...
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Keywords: Mercury's North Polar Region Acquired By The Arecibo Observatory.jpg en A radar image of Mercury's north polar region acquired by the Arecibo Observatory Yellow areas denote regions of high radar reflectivity Since their discovery in 1992 these polar deposits have been hypothesized to consist of water ice trapped in permanently shadowed areas near Mercury ™s north and south pole but other explanations for the polar deposits have also been suggested Polar stereographic projection From J K Harmon et al Icarus 211 37 “50 2011 2012-11-15 13 36 20 http //www nasa gov/mission_pages/messenger/media/PressConf20121129 html National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center Arecibo Observatory PD-USGov DEFAULTSORT 20121115133620 Uploaded with UploadWizard Maps of Mercury Arecibo Observatory Radar astronomy
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