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Mercury and its tail, Steven Bellavia

Mercury and its tail

Mercury and its tail, Steven Bellavia

Mercury and its tail

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A 24 million km long plume of gas is ejected from Mercury's thin atmosphere due to the sun, very much like a comet.
This is only visible using a narrowband filter that captures the bright yellow sodium light at 589nm.

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