MESSENGER Departs Mercury
October 7, 2008
This movie shows the end of MESSENGER’s first encounter with Mercury. MESSENGER will fly by Mercury two additional times during the mission, in October 2008 and September 2009. In March 2011, MESSENGER will enter into an orbit around Mercury and begin a year-long scientific investigation of the planet.
credit: NASA
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Disaster Accident, MESSENGER, Discovery program, Mercury spacecraft, BepiColombo, Exploration of Mercury, Planet, Mercury, Spaceflight