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MESSENGER Departs Mercury

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MESSENGER Departs Mercury

After NASA MESSENGER spacecraft completed its successful flyby of Mercury, the Narrow Angle Camera NAC, part of the Mercury Dual Imaging System MDIS, took these images of the receding planet. This is a frame from an animation.

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MESSENGER Departs Mercury. Credit: NASA / JPL.

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