Second Mercury Flyby Of Messenger Will Aid Mapping

The second Mercury flyby of NASA’s Messenger probe has filled in more blanks that will help scientists understand the closest planet to the sun, and other rocky planets as well. Coming on Oct. 6 as the spacecraft edged toward orbit around the planet, the flyby produced imagery and other data of...

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