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MESSENGER

Agency
NASA
Launched
2004
Type
orbiter
Status
completed (2015)

NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington · NASA media (public domain)

Overview

Scientific overview

MESSENGER is a mercury orbiter, operated by NASA, launched in 2004.

Mission

Agency
NASA
Launched
2004
Type
orbiter
Status
completed (2015)

Gallery

2012 in MESSENGER Images

2012

NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington · NASA media (public domain)

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Observation

How this was captured

Source
NASA
Observation date
2013-05-28

Targets & destinations

Sources

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

  • NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

    Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

    Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.

  • NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics

    Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.