• Bright streaks and speckles muddy up an image of Mercury's surface.
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    In March 2012, a powerful solar storm affected MESSENGER's imagery. In this picture of Mercury's surface, the bright streaks and speckles result from energetic particles from the Sun hitting the charged-couple device (CCD) on the spacecraft's camera. Images acquired during the storm will have to be taken again later in the mission.

  • Bright streaks and speckles muddy up an image of Mercury's surface.

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