This colorful view of Mercury was produced by using images from the color base map imaging campaign during MESSENGER's primary mission. These colors are not what Mercury would look like to the human eye, but rather the colors enhance the chemical, mineralogical, and physical differences between the rocks that make up Mercury's surface.
To watch a movie of this colorful view of Mercury as a spinning globe go here: www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/8497927473
Young crater rays, extending radially from fresh impact craters, appear light blue or white. Medium- and dark-blue areas are a geologic unit of Mercury's crust known as the "low-reflectance material", thought to be rich in a dark, opaque mineral. Tan areas are plains formed by eruption of highly fluid lavas. The giant Caloris basin is the large circular tan feature located just to the upper right of center of the image.
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. Visit the Why Mercury? section of this website to learn more about the key science questions that the MESSENGER mission is addressing. During the one-year primary mission, MESSENGER acquired 88,746 images and extensive other data sets. MESSENGER is now in a yearlong extended mission, during which plans call for the acquisition of more than 80,000 additional images to...
False Color View of Mercury - From Goddard Space Flight Center - https://flic.kr/p/dWW6Nt
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Callie #Splatoon
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Lady Loki Marvel Rivals
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NSFW versions in the 2026 March pack
- Original, censor, exposed up&down, nipple piercings, pubis, futa (nip pierc, pubis), wallpaper (total 10 versions)
For $5
patreon.com/aleriia_v
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A snake jutting out from a cluster of flowers, ready to strike
Proud but Angry
2023
Forever relevant (sadly).
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Official art of adult Toph
My precious little jackass
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duchess vultjag βοΈ #barucormorant
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Time for some Vi and her massive arms
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Editor's Note: You can view all of our Hinode images in this set: www.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/sets/72157606297030945/
On January 4, the Hinode satellite captured these breathtaking images of an annular solar eclipse. An annular eclipse occurs when the moon, slightly more distant from Earth than on average, moves directly between Earth and the sun, thus appearing slightly smaller to observersβ eyes; the effect is a bright ring, or annulus of sunlight, around the silhouette of the moon. Hinode, a Japanese mission in partnership with NASA, NAOJ, STFC, ESA, and NSC, currently in Earth orbit, is studying the Sun to improve our understanding of the mechanisms that power the solar atmosphere and drive solar eruptions.
The joint Japanese-American Hinode satellite, currently in orbit around the sun to study the magnetic fields and energy mechanisms of Earthβs parent star, captured this breathtaking image of an annular solar eclipse on Jan. 4. An annular eclipse occurs when the moon moves directly between Earth and the sun, but appears slightly smaller to observersβ eyes, creating a bright ring, or annulus, around the silhouette of the moon. Hinode, launched in September 2006, uses three advanced solar telescopes to further our understanding of the solar atmosphere and turbulent solar eruptions that can impact hardware and life on Earth.
Image credit: NASA
View original image/caption:
www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hinode/annular_eclipse110107.html
More about Hinode (you...
Solar Eclipse, Beginning (NASA, Hinode, 01/07/11) - From NASA Marshall Space Flight Center - https://flic.kr/p/9a1wvo
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Sketch of blonde saber tooth cat (smilodon) walking
Kitty cat
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my OC Kassandra
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Liru
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Decompressing after the royal address π€
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Sneak peek at a illustration I am working on
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Too late. You used genAI at all, get fucked.
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Mega Swampert πͺ #Pokemon #CopicMarkers
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Senator Tuberville on x writing a response to the @endwokeness account
Original tweet from @EndWokeness - βless than 25 years apartβ
Image 1 - the twin towers as they are hit by a the planes on 9/11/2001
Image 2 - Mayor Mamdani sitting on a prayer rug while hosting an Iftar at city hall
Quote tweet from Senator Tuberville - βthe enemy is inside the gates.β
Let there be as much outrage from politicians in Washington when kids go hungry as there is when I break bread with New Yorkers.
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New stickers on Shibe.ink π€
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A scene that takes place is a castle chamber. Zelda, a princess wearing a long dress with shoulder plates, points a sword at Midna, a tall menacing semi naked grey woman, who gestures at Link, a small naked elf boy who's on the floor between the two powerful women. Midna stands in front of an open gate. Flames are behind her. Link, with only a piece of cloth over his genitals, reaches pathetically for Midna.
A window shows a red sky outside.
The best love triangles are the ones where everyone is in love with a demon witch lady.
This illustration of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, the bisexual awakening of many and the horniest Zelda game, is available now as a print in my shop:
www.inprnt.com/gallery/call...
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a purple and pink athletic looking mecha stands over the corpse of a green and red mecha bleeding oil/transmission fluid from its severed arm and broken visor. The purple mecha has a pink waist cape, a smoking rifle, and a riot shield.
detail image of the purple mecha
detail shot of the destroyed mecha
#MarchOfRobots Day 13: Gilgamesh
#Lancer #LancerRPG #Mecha
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Quick @acloudyskye.com fanart
#pixelart #art #γγγη΅΅ #γγ―γ»γ«γ’γΌγ#acloudyskye
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using public office to name and shame evil landlords into submission is so cool. i hope democrats learn from him
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Dost Thou Shred & βTis a Critical Hit posters are now in my shop! If you are into a couple of electric guitar wielding knights that is πΈπΈπ₯
Theyβre here! My posters (and stickers) of some very shreddy bard knights π‘οΈπΈπ₯
enerjax.storenvy.com
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Motoko Kusanagi waiting for a suspect in an alley.
The Major
Motoko Kusanagi was Voted character of the Month on Patreon.
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Sketchpage containing 5 coloured sketches of my persona, Helixel. Wearing sporty gear in black white, and neon lime.
She looks good in many colours //lime emoji//
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