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Title: Messenger probe eases into hellish Mercury's orbit Post by: Shrey on March 18, 2011, 09:41:20 AM Messenger probe eases into hellish Mercury's orbit
After a six-and-a-half-year voyage, NASA's Messenger spacecraft brakes into orbit around Mercury, becoming the first probe to reach the innermost planet for extended observations. http://news.cnet.com/8301-19514_3-20044492-239.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 |