A View of Venus while Searching for Vulcanoids

NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington2010-02-02

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This image from NASA MESSENGER is one of many from the latest vulcanoid search are currently being transmitted to Earth. Vulcanoids are small rocky bodies that have been postulated to exist but not yet been detected.

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Title: A View of Venus while Searching for Vulcanoids
Creator: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington
Date Created: 2010-02-02
Rights: JPL

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