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Mercury Atlas IV mission - Earth Observations

Mercury Atlas IV mission - Earth Observations

The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken by during the Mercury Atlas 4 (MA-4) mission. The flight number (MA-4) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clo... More

Mercury Atlas IV mission - Earth Observations

Mercury Atlas IV mission - Earth Observations

The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken by during the Mercury Atlas 4 (MA-4) mission. The flight number (MA-4) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clo... More

Mercury Atlas IV mission - Earth Observations

Mercury Atlas IV mission - Earth Observations

The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken by during the Mercury Atlas 4 (MA-4) mission. The flight number (MA-4) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clo... More

Mercury Atlas IV mission - Earth Observations

Mercury Atlas IV mission - Earth Observations

The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken by during the Mercury Atlas 4 (MA-4) mission. The flight number (MA-4) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clo... More

Mercury Atlas IV mission - Earth Observations

Mercury Atlas IV mission - Earth Observations

The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken by during the Mercury Atlas 4 (MA-4) mission. The flight number (MA-4) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clo... More

Mercury Atlas IV mission - Earth Observations

Mercury Atlas IV mission - Earth Observations

The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken by during the Mercury Atlas 4 (MA-4) mission. The flight number (MA-4) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clo... More

Mercury Atlas IV mission - Earth Observations

Mercury Atlas IV mission - Earth Observations

The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken by during the Mercury Atlas 4 (MA-4) mission. The flight number (MA-4) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clo... More

Mercury Atlas IV mission - Earth Observations

Mercury Atlas IV mission - Earth Observations

The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken by during the Mercury Atlas 4 (MA-4) mission. The flight number (MA-4) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clo... More

Mercury Atlas IV mission - Earth Observations

Mercury Atlas IV mission - Earth Observations

The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken by during the Mercury Atlas 4 (MA-4) mission. The flight number (MA-4) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clo... More

Mercury Atlas IV mission - Earth Observations

Mercury Atlas IV mission - Earth Observations

The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken by during the Mercury Atlas 4 (MA-4) mission. Film type was 70mm ANSCO. Categories: Earth Observations Resolution Format: 70MM CT. Mercury IV

Mercury Atlas IV mission - Earth Observations

Mercury Atlas IV mission - Earth Observations

The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken by during the Mercury Atlas 4 (MA-4) mission. The flight number (MA-4) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. A clo... More

Mercury Atlas IV mission - Launch pad

Mercury Atlas IV mission - Launch pad

The original caption reads: View taken from the launch pad prior to the Mercury Atlas 4 (MA-4) mission. The flight number (MA-4) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the photo. ... More

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

The original caption reads: Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the ... More

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

The original caption reads: Slightly overexposed Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top rig... More

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

The original caption reads: Slightly overexposed Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top rig... More

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

The original caption reads: Slightly overexposed Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top rig... More

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

The original caption reads: Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the ... More

Mercury V mission - Underexposed, NASA Mercury project

Mercury V mission - Underexposed, NASA Mercury project

The original caption reads: Underexposed frames taken during the Mercury 5 mission. A clock face is visible in the top left of the photo. Photos were taken with 70mm ANSCO film. Categories: Blank Resolution ... More

Mercury V mission - Underexposed, NASA Mercury project

Mercury V mission - Underexposed, NASA Mercury project

The original caption reads: Underexposed frames taken during the Mercury 5 mission. A clock face is visible in the top left of the photo. Photos were taken with 70mm ANSCO film. Categories: Blank Resolution ... More

Mercury V mission - blurred Earth Observations.

Mercury V mission - blurred Earth Observations.

The original caption reads: Blurred Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center... More

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

The original caption reads: Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the ... More

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

The original caption reads: Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag number or frame number are visible at the top right and center ... More

Mercury V mission - Underexposed, NASA Mercury project

Mercury V mission - Underexposed, NASA Mercury project

The original caption reads: Underexposed frames taken during the Mercury 5 mission. A clock face is visible in the top left of the photo. Photos were taken with 70mm ANSCO film. Categories: Blank Resolution ... More

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

The original caption reads: Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the ... More

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

The original caption reads: Slightly overexposed Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top rig... More

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

The original caption reads: Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the ... More

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

The original caption reads: Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the ... More

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

The original caption reads: Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the ... More

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

The original caption reads: Slightly overexposed Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top rig... More

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

The original caption reads: Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the ... More

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

The original caption reads: Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the ... More

Mercury V mission - Underexposed, NASA Mercury project

Mercury V mission - Underexposed, NASA Mercury project

The original caption reads: Underexposed frames taken during the Mercury 5 mission. A clock face is visible in the top left of the photo. Photos were taken with 70mm ANSCO film. Categories: Blank Resolution ... More

Mercury V mission - Underexposed, NASA Mercury project

Mercury V mission - Underexposed, NASA Mercury project

The original caption reads: Underexposed frames taken during the Mercury 5 mission. A clock face is visible in the top left of the photo. Photos were taken with 70mm ANSCO film. Categories: Blank Resolution ... More

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

The original caption reads: Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the ... More

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

The original caption reads: Slightly overexposed Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top rig... More

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

The original caption reads: Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the ... More

Mercury V mission - Underexposed, NASA Mercury project

Mercury V mission - Underexposed, NASA Mercury project

The original caption reads: Underexposed frames taken during the Mercury 5 mission. A clock face is visible in the top left of the photo. Photos were taken with 70mm ANSCO film. Categories: Blank Resolution ... More

Mercury V mission - blurred overexposed Earth Observations.

Mercury V mission - blurred overexposed Earth Observations.

The original caption reads: Blurred and overexposed Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. A clock face is visible in the top left of the photo. Photos were taken w... More

Mercury V mission - Underexposed, NASA Mercury project

Mercury V mission - Underexposed, NASA Mercury project

The original caption reads: Underexposed frames taken during the Mercury 5 mission. A clock face is visible in the top left of the photo. Photos were taken with 70mm ANSCO film. Categories: Blank Resolution ... More

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

The original caption reads: Slightly overexposed Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top rig... More

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

The original caption reads: Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the ... More

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

The original caption reads: Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the ... More

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

The original caption reads: Slightly overexposed Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top rig... More

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

The original caption reads: Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the ... More

Mercury V mission - Underexposed, NASA Mercury project

Mercury V mission - Underexposed, NASA Mercury project

The original caption reads: Underexposed frames taken during the Mercury 5 mission. A clock face is visible in the top left of the photo. Photos were taken with 70mm ANSCO film. Categories: Blank Resolution ... More

Mercury V mission - Underexposed, NASA Mercury project

Mercury V mission - Underexposed, NASA Mercury project

The original caption reads: Underexposed frames taken during the Mercury 5 mission. A clock face is visible in the top left of the photo. Photos were taken with 70mm ANSCO film. Categories: Blank Resolution ... More

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

Mercury V mission - Earth Observations.

The original caption reads: Earth observations (surrounded by window frame) taken during the Mercury 5 mission. The flight number (MA-5) and a mag or frame number are visible at the top right and center of the ... More

John Glenn enters his Friendship 7 capsule

John Glenn enters his Friendship 7 capsule

(February 20, 1962) Project Mercury astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. enters his Mercury Friendship 7 capsule before launch on February 20, 1962. At 9:47 a.m. (EST), his Atlas launch vehicle lifted him into orbit fo... More

John Glenn With T.J. O'Malley and Paul Donnelly in Front of Friendship 7

John Glenn With T.J. O'Malley and Paul Donnelly in Front of Friendship...

(January 24, 1962) Grouped together with astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr., beside "Friendship 7" spacecraft are left to right: T.J. O'Malley, chief test conductor for General Dynamics; Glenn; and Paul Donnelly. ..I... More

Mercury Atlas VI mission - Blank

Mercury Atlas VI mission - Blank

The original caption reads: Underexposed (totally blank) frames taken during the Mercury Atlas 6 (MA-6) mission. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Blank Resolution Format: 35MM CN... More

Mercury Atlas VI mission - Blank

Mercury Atlas VI mission - Blank

The original caption reads: Underexposed (almost totally blank) frames taken during the Mercury Atlas 6 (MA-6) mission. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Blank Resolution Format: ... More

Mercury Atlas VI mission - Blank

Mercury Atlas VI mission - Blank

The original caption reads: Underexposed (totally blank) frames taken during the Mercury Atlas 6 (MA-6) mission. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Blank Resolution Format: 35MM CN... More

Mercury Atlas VI mission - Blank

Mercury Atlas VI mission - Blank

The original caption reads: Underexposed (totally blank) frames taken during the Mercury Atlas 6 (MA-6) mission. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Blank Resolution Format: 35MM CN... More

Mercury Atlas VI mission - Blank

Mercury Atlas VI mission - Blank

The original caption reads: Underexposed (totally blank) frames taken during the Mercury Atlas 6 (MA-6) mission. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Blank Resolution Format: 35MM CN... More

Mercury Atlas VI mission - Orbital sunset

Mercury Atlas VI mission - Orbital sunset

The original caption reads: Orbital sunset photograph taken during the Mercury Atlas 6 (MA-6) mission. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Earth Observations Resolution Format: 35MM... More

Mercury Atlas VI mission - Blank

Mercury Atlas VI mission - Blank

The original caption reads: Underexposed (totally blank) frames taken during the Mercury Atlas 6 (MA-6) mission. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Blank Resolution Format: 35MM CN... More

Mercury Atlas VI mission - Blank

Mercury Atlas VI mission - Blank

The original caption reads: Underexposed (totally blank) frames taken during the Mercury Atlas 6 (MA-6) mission. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Blank Resolution Format: 35MM CN... More

Mercury Atlas VI mission - Orbital sunset

Mercury Atlas VI mission - Orbital sunset

The original caption reads: Orbital sunset photograph taken during the Mercury Atlas 6 (MA-6) mission. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Earth Observations Resolution Format: 35MM... More

Mercury Atlas VI mission - Earth observations

Mercury Atlas VI mission - Earth observations

The original caption reads: Earth observations taken during the Mercury Atlas 6 (MA-6) mission. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Earth Observations Resolution Format: 35MM CN. Mercury VI

Mercury Atlas VI mission - Blank

Mercury Atlas VI mission - Blank

The original caption reads: Underexposed (almost totally blank) frames taken during the Mercury Atlas 6 (MA-6) mission. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Blank Resolution Format: ... More

Mercury Atlas VII - Blank - Public domain NASA photogrpaph

Mercury Atlas VII - Blank - Public domain NASA photogrpaph

The original caption reads: Underexposed (totally blank) frame taken during the Mercury Atlas 7 (MA-1) flight. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Blank Resolution Format: 35MM CN. ... More

Mercury Atlas VII - Earth Observations

Mercury Atlas VII - Earth Observations

The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Atlas 7 (MA-1) flight. View is slightly out of focus. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Earth Observations ... More

Mercury Atlas VII - Earth Observations

Mercury Atlas VII - Earth Observations

The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Atlas 7 (MA-1) flight. View is slightly out of focus. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Earth Observations ... More

Mercury Atlas VII - underexposed Earth Observations

Mercury Atlas VII - underexposed Earth Observations

The original caption reads: Underexposed Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Atlas 7 (MA-1) flight. View is slightly out of focus. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Earth O... More

Mercury Atlas VII - Earth Observations

Mercury Atlas VII - Earth Observations

The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Atlas 7 (MA-1) flight. View is slightly out of focus. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Earth Observations ... More

Mercury Atlas VII - Earth Observations

Mercury Atlas VII - Earth Observations

The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Atlas 7 (MA-1) flight. View is slightly out of focus. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Earth Observations ... More

Mercury Atlas VII - Earth Observations

Mercury Atlas VII - Earth Observations

The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Atlas 7 (MA-1) flight. View is slightly out of focus. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Earth Observations ... More

Mercury Atlas VII - Earth Observations

Mercury Atlas VII - Earth Observations

The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Atlas 7 (MA-1) flight. View is slightly out of focus. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Earth Observations ... More

Mercury Atlas VII - Earth Observations

Mercury Atlas VII - Earth Observations

The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Atlas 7 (MA-1) flight. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative, 35mm. Categories: Earth Observations Resolution Format: 35MM CN. Mercury VII

Mercury Atlas VII - Earth Observations

Mercury Atlas VII - Earth Observations

The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Atlas 7 (MA-1) flight. View is slightly out of focus. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Earth Observations ... More

Mercury Atlas VII - Earth Observations

Mercury Atlas VII - Earth Observations

The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Atlas 7 (MA-1) flight. View is slightly out of focus. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Earth Observations ... More

Mercury Atlas VII - Earth Observations

Mercury Atlas VII - Earth Observations

The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Atlas 7 (MA-1) flight. View is slightly out of focus. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Earth Observations ... More

Mercury Atlas VII - overexposed Earth Observations

Mercury Atlas VII - overexposed Earth Observations

The original caption reads: Overexposed Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Atlas 7 (MA-1) flight. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Earth Observations Resolution Format: ... More

Mercury Atlas VII - Earth Observations

Mercury Atlas VII - Earth Observations

The original caption reads: Earth Observations taken during the Mercury Atlas 7 (MA-1) flight. View is slightly out of focus. Film type was 5250 : Eastman Color Negative,35mm. Categories: Earth Observations ... More

John Glenn and Scott Carpenter discuss flight plan for MA-7

John Glenn and Scott Carpenter discuss flight plan for MA-7

S62-02830 (1962) --- Astronauts John Glenn (left) and Scott Carpenter go over the flight plan for MA-7 mission. (62-MA7-63) Photo credit: NASA

Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper participates in Mercury water egress training

Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper participates in Mercury water egress traini...

S62-05161 (1962) --- Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr. participates in Mercury water egress training. He is wearing a snorkel and holding a camera for underwater photography. Photo credit: NASA

Mercury VIII imagery - western horizon over South America

Mercury VIII imagery - western horizon over South America

The original caption reads: View of the Western horizon over South America taken during the sixth orbit pass of the Mercury-Atlas 8 spaceflight. Categories: Earth Observations Resolution Format: 70MM CT. Mercury VIII

Mercury VIII imagery - overexposed Earth view

Mercury VIII imagery - overexposed Earth view

The original caption reads: Overexposed Earth view taken during the Mercury-Atlas 8 (MA-8) spaceflight. Categories: Earth Observations Resolution Format: 70MM CT. Mercury VIII

Horizon photo of Western horizon over South America - sixth orbit pass

Horizon photo of Western horizon over South America - sixth orbit pass...

S62-06607 (3 Oct. 1962) --- Western horizon over South America taken during the sixth orbit pass of the Mercury-Atlas 8 (MA-8) mission by astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr. with a hand-held camera. Photo credit: NASA

Mercury VIII imagery - overexposed Earth view

Mercury VIII imagery - overexposed Earth view

The original caption reads: Overexposed Earth view taken during the Mercury-Atlas 8 (MA-8) spaceflight. Categories: Earth Observations Resolution Format: 70MM CT. Mercury VIII

Astronaut Gordon Cooper - Mercury Project

Astronaut Gordon Cooper - Mercury Project

Astronaut Gordon Cooper leaves the Faith 7 (MA-9) spacecraft after a successful recovery operation. The MA-9 mission, the last flight of the Mercury Project, was launched on May 15, 1963, orbited the Earth 22 t... More

MERCURY ASTRONAUTS - ATLAS - AUTOGRAPHED PICTURE

MERCURY ASTRONAUTS - ATLAS - AUTOGRAPHED PICTURE

S62-02704 (1959) --- The original Mercury astronauts are pictured around a table admiring an Atlas model. Standing, left to right, are Alan B. Shepard Jr., Walter M. Schirra Jr., and John H. Glenn Jr.; sitting,... More

Scott Carpenter in Mercury pressure suit

Scott Carpenter in Mercury pressure suit

S64-36908 (1962) --- Portrait view of astronaut M. Scott Carpenter, wearing Mercury pressure suit, posing for pictures during astronaut training at the Cape Canaveral, Florida. Photo credit: NASA

Project Mercury - Monument, NASA Mercury project

Project Mercury - Monument, NASA Mercury project

S66-59963 (9 Nov. 1966) --- Monument at Pad 14 honoring Project Mercury. The Arabic number seven represents the seven original astronauts. The other figure is the astronomical symbol of the Planet Mercury. In b... More

ION THRUSTER TEST FROZEN MERCURY TARGET IN TANK 5N ELECTRIC PROPULSION LABORATORY EPL

ION THRUSTER TEST FROZEN MERCURY TARGET IN TANK 5N ELECTRIC PROPULSION...

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 3/11/1974 Photographer: PAUL RIEDEL Keywords: Larsen Scan Location Building No: 301 Location Room: TANK 5 Photographs Relating to Agency Activities... More

Lobate Scarps within the Hummocky Plains East of Caloris Basin

Lobate Scarps within the Hummocky Plains East of Caloris Basin

This image, from NASA Mariner 10 spacecraft which launched in 1974, shows that several west-facing lobate scarps occur in the hummocky plains interpreted as Caloris ejecta. NASA/JPL/Northwestern University

Smooth Volcanic Plains - Mercury Mariner 10 Image

Smooth Volcanic Plains - Mercury Mariner 10 Image

This image, from NASA Mariner 10 spacecraft which launched in 1974, shows plains filling this basin are uniformly brighter and slightly redder than the surrounding cratered terrain. NASA/JPL/Northwestern University

Mercury Caloris Basin - Mercury Mariner 10 Image

Mercury Caloris Basin - Mercury Mariner 10 Image

This computer photomosaic is of the Caloris Basin, the largest basin on Mercury. NASA Mariner 10 spacecraft imaged the region during its initial flyby of the planet after its launch in 1974. NASA/JPL

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Former Kennedy Space Center directors Forrest McCartney and Roy Bridges join Annie Glenn, astronaut John Glenn and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden during a luncheon Feb. 17, 2012, celebrating 50 years of Americans in orbit, an era which began with Glenn's Mercury mission MA-6, on Feb. 20, 1962.  Glenn's launch aboard an Atlas rocket took with it the hopes of an entire nation and ushered in a new era of space travel that eventually led to Americans walking on the moon by the end of the 1960s. Glenn soon was followed into orbit by Scott Carpenter, Walter Schirra and Gordon Cooper. Their fellow Mercury astronauts Alan Shepard and Virgil "Gus" Grissom flew earlier suborbital flights. Deke Slayton, a member of NASA's original Mercury 7 astronauts, was grounded by a medical condition until the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project in 1975. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-1424

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Former Kennedy Space Center directors Forrest M...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Former Kennedy Space Center directors Forrest McCartney and Roy Bridges join Annie Glenn, astronaut John Glenn and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden during a luncheon Feb. 17, 2012, celeb... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- U.S. Rep. Bill Posey, left, prepares to ride in the Corvette parade following the "On Shoulders of Giants" program celebrating 50 years of Americans in orbit, an era which began with Glenn's MA-6 mission on Feb. 20, 1962. The event was conducted in the Rocket Garden at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida a few miles from the launch pad where Glenn and Scott Carpenter took flight in Mercury spacecraft.  Glenn's launch aboard an Atlas rocket took with it the hopes of an entire nation and ushered in a new era of space travel that eventually led to Americans walking on the moon by the end of the 1960s. Glenn soon was followed into orbit by Scott Carpenter, Walter Schirra and Gordon Cooper. Their fellow Mercury astronauts Alan Shepard and Virgil "Gus" Grissom flew earlier suborbital flights. Deke Slayton, a member of NASA's original Mercury 7 astronauts, was grounded by a medical condition until the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project in 1975. Photo credit: Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-1504

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- U.S. Rep. Bill Posey, left, prepares to ride i...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- U.S. Rep. Bill Posey, left, prepares to ride in the Corvette parade following the "On Shoulders of Giants" program celebrating 50 years of Americans in orbit, an era which began with Gle... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter listens to remarks during the "On Shoulders of Giants" program celebrating 50 years of Americans in orbit, an era which began with John Glenn's MA-6 mission on Feb. 20, 1962. The event was conducted in the Rocket Garden at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida a few miles from the launch pad where Glenn and Scott Carpenter took flight in Mercury spacecraft.  Glenn's launch aboard an Atlas rocket took with it the hopes of an entire nation and ushered in a new era of space travel that eventually led to Americans walking on the moon by the end of the 1960s. Glenn soon was followed into orbit by Scott Carpenter, Walter Schirra and Gordon Cooper. Their fellow Mercury astronauts Alan Shepard and Virgil "Gus" Grissom flew earlier suborbital flights. Deke Slayton, a member of NASA's original Mercury 7 astronauts, was grounded by a medical condition until the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project in 1975. Photo credit: Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-1483

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter listens to r...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter listens to remarks during the "On Shoulders of Giants" program celebrating 50 years of Americans in orbit, an era which began with John Glenn's MA-6 mis... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronaut John Glenn speaks during the "On Shoulders of Giants" program celebrating 50 years of Americans in orbit, an era which began with Glenn's MA-6 mission on Feb. 20, 1962. The event was conducted in the Rocket Garden at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida a few miles from the launch pad where Glenn and Scott Carpenter took flight in Mercury spacecraft.  Glenn's launch aboard an Atlas rocket took with it the hopes of an entire nation and ushered in a new era of space travel that eventually led to Americans walking on the moon by the end of the 1960s. Glenn soon was followed into orbit by Scott Carpenter, Walter Schirra and Gordon Cooper. Their fellow Mercury astronauts Alan Shepard and Virgil "Gus" Grissom flew earlier suborbital flights. Deke Slayton, a member of NASA's original Mercury 7 astronauts, was grounded by a medical condition until the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project in 1975. Photo credit: Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-1491

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronaut John Glenn speaks during the...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronaut John Glenn speaks during the "On Shoulders of Giants" program celebrating 50 years of Americans in orbit, an era which began with Glenn's MA-6 mission on Feb. 20, 1962.... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter, center, prepares to ride in the Corvette parade following the "On Shoulders of Giants" program celebrating 50 years of Americans in orbit, an era which began with Glenn's MA-6 mission on Feb. 20, 1962. The event was conducted in the Rocket Garden at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida a few miles from the launch pad where Glenn and Carpenter took flight in Mercury spacecraft.  Glenn's launch aboard an Atlas rocket took with it the hopes of an entire nation and ushered in a new era of space travel that eventually led to Americans walking on the moon by the end of the 1960s. Glenn soon was followed into orbit by Scott Carpenter, Walter Schirra and Gordon Cooper. Their fellow Mercury astronauts Alan Shepard and Virgil "Gus" Grissom flew earlier suborbital flights. Deke Slayton, a member of NASA's original Mercury 7 astronauts, was grounded by a medical condition until the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project in 1975. Photo credit: Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-1500

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter, center, pre...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter, center, prepares to ride in the Corvette parade following the "On Shoulders of Giants" program celebrating 50 years of Americans in orbit, an era which... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. --Mercury astronaut John Glenn speaks during the "On Shoulders of Giants" program celebrating 50 years of Americans in orbit, an era which began with Glenn's MA-6 mission on Feb. 20, 1962. The event was conducted in the Rocket Garden at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida a few miles from the launch pad where Glenn and Scott Carpenter took flight in Mercury spacecraft.  Glenn's launch aboard an Atlas rocket took with it the hopes of an entire nation and ushered in a new era of space travel that eventually led to Americans walking on the moon by the end of the 1960s. Glenn soon was followed into orbit by Scott Carpenter, Walter Schirra and Gordon Cooper. Their fellow Mercury astronauts Alan Shepard and Virgil "Gus" Grissom flew earlier suborbital flights. Deke Slayton, a member of NASA's original Mercury 7 astronauts, was grounded by a medical condition until the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project in 1975. Photo credit: Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-1512

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. --Mercury astronaut John Glenn speaks during the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. --Mercury astronaut John Glenn speaks during the "On Shoulders of Giants" program celebrating 50 years of Americans in orbit, an era which began with Glenn's MA-6 mission on Feb. 20, 1962. ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  Before the induction ceremony of five space program heroes into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, former astronaut Wally Schirra is greeted with applause as he is introduced as a previous inductee.  One of America's original Mercury Seven astronauts, Schirra is  the only one who flew in all three of the nation's pioneering space programs, Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo. The ceremony was held at the Apollo/Saturn V Center at KSC.  New inductees are Richard O. Covey, commander of the Hubble Space Telescope repair mission; Norman E. Thagard, the first American to occupy Russia’s Mir space station; the late Francis R. "Dick" Scobee, commander of the ill-fated 1986 Challenger mission; Kathryn D. Sullivan, the first American woman to walk in space; and Frederick D. Gregory, the first African-American to command a space mission and the current NASA deputy administrator. The U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame opened in 1990 to provide a place where space travelers could be remembered for their participation and accomplishments in the U.S. space program. The five inductees join 52 previously honored astronauts from the ranks of the Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, Apollo-Soyuz, and Space Shuttle programs. KSC-04pd1005

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Before the induction ceremony of five s...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Before the induction ceremony of five space program heroes into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, former astronaut Wally Schirra is greeted with applause as he is introduced as a p... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  Before the induction ceremony of five space program heroes into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, former astronaut John Glenn Jr. is greeted with applause as he is introduced as a previous inductee.  One of America's original Mercury Seven astronauts, in 1962 he became the first American to orbit the Earth. Twenty-six years later, at age 77, he spent nine days in space aboard Space Shuttle Discovery.  The ceremony was held at the Apollo/Saturn V Center at KSC.  New inductees are Richard O. Covey, commander of the Hubble Space Telescope repair mission; Norman E. Thagard, the first American to occupy Russia’s Mir space station; the late Francis R. "Dick" Scobee, commander of the ill-fated 1986 Challenger mission; Kathryn D. Sullivan, the first American woman to walk in space; and Frederick D. Gregory, the first African-American to command a space mission and the current NASA deputy administrator. The U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame opened in 1990 to provide a place where space travelers could be remembered for their participation and accomplishments in the U.S. space program. The five inductees join 52 previously honored astronauts from the ranks of the Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, Apollo-Soyuz, and Space Shuttle programs. KSC-04pd1003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Before the induction ceremony of five s...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Before the induction ceremony of five space program heroes into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, former astronaut John Glenn Jr. is greeted with applause as he is introduced as a ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- John Glenn tours the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Glenn is at the space center to mark the 50th anniversary of being the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth inside the NASA Mercury Project's Friendship 7 capsule on Feb. 20, 1962. Glenn later returned to space in October 1998 as a payload specialist aboard space shuttle Discovery's STS-95 mission.       Glenn's launch aboard an Atlas rocket took with it the hopes of an entire nation and ushered in a new era of space travel that eventually led to Americans walking on the moon by the end of the 1960s. Glenn soon was followed into orbit by Scott Carpenter, Walter Schirra and Gordon Cooper. Their fellow Mercury astronauts Alan Shepard and Virgil "Gus" Grissom flew earlier suborbital flights. Deke Slayton, a member of NASA's original Mercury 7 astronauts, was grounded by a medical condition until the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project in 1975. Photo credit: Cory Huston KSC-2012-1463

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- John Glenn tours the Vehicle Assembly Building...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- John Glenn tours the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Glenn is at the space center to mark the 50th anniversary of being the first American astronaut ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  At the KSC Visitor Complex, actor and Master of Ceremonies Lance Henriksen (at podium) introduces four newly inducted Space Shuttle astronauts to the audience at their induction ceremony into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. From left center, they are Story Musgrave, Sally K. Ride, Daniel Brandenstein, and Robert "Hoot" Gibson. Also standing, left, is former astronaut James A. Lovell.  Conceived by six of the Mercury Program astronauts, the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame opened in 1990 to provide a place where space travelers could be remembered for their participation and accomplishments in the U.S. space program. The four new inductees join 48 previously honored astronauts from the ranks of the Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, Apollo-Soyuz, and Space Shuttle programs.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At the KSC Visitor Complex, actor and Ma...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At the KSC Visitor Complex, actor and Master of Ceremonies Lance Henriksen (at podium) introduces four newly inducted Space Shuttle astronauts to the audience at their induction ce... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronauts, John Glenn, left, and Scott Carpenter, talk to Mercury Project workers and other guests in the Astronaut Encounter Theater at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. The pair participated in 50th anniversary events at the launch site of Glenn's first orbital flight aboard NASA's Friendship 7 capsule, which launched Feb. 20, 1962, aboard an Atlas rocket.           Glenn's launch aboard an Atlas rocket took with it the hopes of an entire nation and ushered in a new era of space travel that eventually led to Americans walking on the moon by the end of the 1960s. Glenn soon was followed into orbit by Carpenter, Walter Schirra and Gordon Cooper. Their fellow Mercury astronauts Alan Shepard and Virgil "Gus" Grissom flew earlier suborbital flights. Deke Slayton, a member of NASA's original Mercury 7 astronauts, was grounded by a medical condition until the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project in 1975. Photo credit: Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-1474

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronauts, John Glenn, left, and Scot...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronauts, John Glenn, left, and Scott Carpenter, talk to Mercury Project workers and other guests in the Astronaut Encounter Theater at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter, left, prepares to ride in the Corvette parade following the "On Shoulders of Giants" program celebrating 50 years of Americans in orbit, an era which began with Glenn's MA-6 mission on Feb. 20, 1962. The event was conducted in the Rocket Garden at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida a few miles from the launch pad where Glenn and Carpenter took flight in Mercury spacecraft.  Glenn's launch aboard an Atlas rocket took with it the hopes of an entire nation and ushered in a new era of space travel that eventually led to Americans walking on the moon by the end of the 1960s. Glenn soon was followed into orbit by Scott Carpenter, Walter Schirra and Gordon Cooper. Their fellow Mercury astronauts Alan Shepard and Virgil "Gus" Grissom flew earlier suborbital flights. Deke Slayton, a member of NASA's original Mercury 7 astronauts, was grounded by a medical condition until the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project in 1975. Photo credit: Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-1503

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter, left, prepa...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter, left, prepares to ride in the Corvette parade following the "On Shoulders of Giants" program celebrating 50 years of Americans in orbit, an era which b... More

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