Flyby Record Straight
An item in the In Orbit column of Feb. 7 (p. 20) incorrectly stated the number of flybys that NASA’s Messenger spacecraft has made of Mercury. Messenger has made three flybys of Mercury, plus one of Earth and two of Venus for gravity assists to reach the innermost planet.
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