Countdown to MESSENGER Closest Approach with Mercury
On January 14, 2008, at 19:04:39 UTC 2:04:39 pm EST, NASA MESSENGER spacecraft experienced its closest approach to Mercury, passing just 200 kilometers 124 miles above the planet surface.
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PIA10170
Date Created
January 14, 2008
Center
JPL
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