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Os Picos Gêmeos de Mercúrio

27 de maio de 2011

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A sonda MESSENGER da NASA registrou essa imagem de uma cratera de tamanho médio formada em uma unidade de planície suave em Mercúrio. Uma rachadura que se formou no pico central da cratera, produziu duas montanhas praticamente com tamanho idênticos.

Fonte:

http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/gallery/sciencePhotos/image.php?page=1&gallery_id=2&image_id=508

Sérgio Sacani

Formado em geofísica pelo IAG da USP, mestre em engenharia do petróleo pela UNICAMP e doutor em geociências pela UNICAMP. Sérgio está à frente do Space Today, o maior canal de notícias sobre astronomia do Brasil.

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