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MESSENGER Approaches Mercury

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MESSENGER Approaches Mercury

On January 13, 2008, beginning 30 hours before NASA MESSENGER spacecraft closest approach to Mercury, the Wide Angle Camera, part of the Mercury Dual Imaging System MDIS, began snapping images as it approached the planet.

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MESSENGER Approaches Mercury. Credit: NASA / JPL.

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