Published on StarDate Online (https://legacy.stardate.org)

Home > Icy Darkness

Icy Darkness [1]

This image combines observations from ground-based radio telescopes and the MESSENGER spacecraft to depict possible locations of ice deposits near the north pole of the planet Mercury. Red, from MESSENGER, shows regions that are in perpetual shadow, so they are especially cold. Yellow, from ground-based radio telescopes, shows possible exposed ice deposits. The Moon may have similar ice deposits near its poles. [NASA/JHUAPL/CIW/NAIC/Arecibo]

Moon, Mars, Mercury
Composite image showing sites of possible ice deposits on Mercury
  • About StarDate
  • Underwriting
  • SkyTips Sign-Up
  • Change mailing address
  • Privacy Policy
  • Copyright and Usage
  • Contact

StarDate is brought to you in part through the generous support of our underwriters.
Interested in underwriting? Let us know

 

FacebookTwitterYouTube

©2022 The University of Texas McDonald Observatory


Source URL:https://legacy.stardate.org/astro-guide/gallery/icy-darkness

Links
[1] https://legacy.stardate.org/astro-guide/gallery/icy-darkness