The image released by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has left netizens stunned. The picture shows the smallest planet of our solar system, Mercury. An image captured by MESSENGER, the first spacecraft ever to orbit a planet, has internet users abuzz.
NASA also released a detailed description with the image to explain more about the planet. “Slightly larger than Earth’s Moon, Mercury is the smallest planet in the Solar System and is closest to the Sun at an average distance of 36 million miles (58 million km). While Mercury may be the smallest planet, it is also the fastest, traveling through its orbit at nearly 29 miles (47 km) per second, making a year on Mercury just 88 Earth days,” the space agency wrote.
In the next few lines, they explained how the planet has a thin exosphere instead of an atmosphere. They also added about the image, writing: “Mercury appears tan and has several shades of blue, with craters marking the surface, allowing scientists to examine geological features.”
Check out this NASA post about Mercury:
The post was shared a day ago. Since it was posted, it has garnered close to 1.2 million likes, and the numbers are only growing. In addition, the sharing also garnered a ton of comments from people.
What did Instagram users say about the video?
“Beauty,” the Instagram user announced. “Just like a diamond,” added another. “My favorite planet,” joined a third. “The planets are so fascinating,” wrote a fourth.
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Source: newstars.edu.vn