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Nasa's Messenger Sends First Full Fly-By Image of Mercury
Posted by Jesus Diaz at 5:15 AM on October 8, 2008
Yesterday at 4:40AM east time, Nasa's Messenger (MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging spacecraft) flew by just 200 km over the surface of Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun and the smallest in the Solar System. This is the first time in history that the whole planet is going to be photographed in its entirety by an Earthling probe, with amazing resolution and ultra-crisp detail.
