Bruce Murray Space Image Library
Mercury in color from Mariner 10: Flyby 1 departure view
![Mercury in color from Mariner 10: Flyby 1 departure view](https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_2400x3000_crop_center-center_82_line/20120908_mariner_mercury_stryk_outboundhires1f1.jpg 2400w, https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_1200x1500_crop_center-center_82_line/20120908_mariner_mercury_stryk_outboundhires1f1.jpg 1200w, https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_768x960_crop_center-center_60_line/20120908_mariner_mercury_stryk_outboundhires1f1.jpg 768w, https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_576x720_crop_center-center_60_line/20120908_mariner_mercury_stryk_outboundhires1f1.jpg 576w)
Stryk composed this false-color view by using ultraviolet frames in the blue channel, blue frames in the green channel, and "minus UV" in the red channel. This image represents the best global view of Mercury before MESSENGER.