Mercury’s surface is heavily cratered like the Moon, but it also has giant cliff-like ridges called scarps, formed as the planet cooled, shrank, and its crust wrinkled over time. #space #galaxy #StarsEverywhere #NASA #universe | Universe Wonders

BepiColombo, a spacecraft sent to explore Mercury, has sent back breathtaking new images showing the planet’s dark craters and volcanic plains. Read more: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2463412-bepicolombo-snaps-mercurys-dark-craters-and-volcanic-plains/ | New Scientist

Mercury’s Cratered Surface! #nasa #space #spacex #astronomy #science #universe #cosmos #iss #artemisprogram #orionspacecraft #deepSpace #moonToMars #spaceexploration #nasaupdates #viralvideos | Space Voyager