Thursday, December 25, 2008

Atmosphere of Mercury


First high-resolution image of Mercury transmitted by MESSENGER (false color)

Composition :

42% Molecular oxygen
29.0% sodium
22.0% hydrogen
6.0% helium
0.5% potassium

Trace amounts of argon, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, water vapor, xenon, krypton, & neon.

Surface pressure :trace

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