NASA'S MESSENGER mission finishes with a bang

NASA'S MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging (MESSENGER) spacecraft has ended its phenomenally successful mission in the most fitting manner imaginable. The probe, which had maintained a lonely vigil over the desolate planet for more than four years, smashed into the surface of Mercury, the planet that had surrendered countless secrets to the robotic explorer this Thursday at 3:26:02 pm EDT. .. Continue Reading NASA'S MESSENGER mission finishes with a bang

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Tags: Mercury, Messenger, Mission, NASA, Spacecraft

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