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Why is the Amazon Forest Red?
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Published March 7, 2014
The MESSENGER spacecraft gave us this near-infrared view of the Americas, where the dense vegetation of the Amazon and other forests appears dark red.
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Earth and Moon from Mercury
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Published September 9, 2010
Looking back from its orbit around Mercury, MESSENGER captured this view of Earth and the Moon on May 6, 2010.
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View of Earth from MESSENGER
Published May 8, 2009
This image of Earth was captured by the MESSENGER spacecraft during a flyby of our home planet on August 2, 2005. Parts of South and North America were in view.
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