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Messenger stories: 2 news summaries

Mercury 'Spider Crater' Spotted

Probe reveals never-before-seen side of Mercury

Jan 31, 08 10:19 AM CST
(Newser) - NASA's first probe to Mercury in more than 30 years has made some spectacular finds, including a mysterious new crater dubbed "the spider," Space.com reports. The network of cracks radiating from the impact crater photographed by the probe is like nothing else ever seen in the solar... More »

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NASA • solar system • Mercury • Messenger • crater • volcanic activity

Probe Zips Over Mercury Today

Messenger will take 1,200 pictures from 124 miles up

Jan 14, 08 4:33 AM CST
(Newser) - NASA's Messenger spacecraft this afternoon will whiz past Mercury at 141,000 mph and snap an estimated 1,200 detailed photos of the planet's surface from a mere 124 miles up. It will be the first of three passes before the craft starts orbiting the planet closest to the sun... More »

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NASA • planet • space • research • sun • photograph • Mercury • Messenger

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