What is it about?
We present the first geological map of the Hokusai quadrangle of Mercury. We made this map using data from NASA's MESSENGER mission (2008–2015).
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Why is it important?
This is the first geological map of this region of Mercury. It will provide science context and targets for the joint ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission, which launched in October 2018 and will begin returning science data in 2026.
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This page is a summary of: Geology of the Hokusai quadrangle (H05), Mercury, Journal of Maps, June 2019, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/17445647.2019.1625821.
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