Sun Planets and Moons ID: 4462

Mercury Transit 2016 from SDO/AIA at 171 Ångstroms

Visualizations by Tom Bridgman Released on June 1, 2016

Mercury transit, from May 9, 2016, as seen by the AIA telescope with 171 Ångstrom filter on Solar Dynamics Observatory.

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Visualization Credits

Tom Bridgman (GST): Lead Visualizer
Laurence Schuler (ADNET): Technical Support
Ian Jones (ADNET): Technical Support
Genna Duberstein (USRA): Producer
William D. Pesnell (NASA/GSFC): Lead Scientist
Barbara Thompson (NASA/GSFC): Scientist

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Mission:
SDO

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SDO/AIA/171 Filter also referred to as: AIA 171

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Mercury Transit 2016

Keywords:
SVS >> Mercury
SVS >> Transit
NASA Science >> Sun
NASA Science >> Planets and Moons
SVS >> Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging
SVS >> EUV Imaging