USGS maps don’t stop at Earth. We’ve charted Mercury, volcanoes and all! 🌋🪐 In 2016, USGS collaborated with NASA, Arizona State University, Carnegie Institution for Science, and the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory to produce the first high-resolution topographic map of Mercury. The map captures the planet’s craters, volcanoes, and tectonic features in remarkable detail. To make this possible, USGS scientists developed advanced software and innovative techniques to process m