MESSENGER First Image after Closest Approach
Just nine minutes after NASA MESSENGER spacecraft passed 200 kilometers 124 miles above the surface of Mercury, its closest distance to the planet during the January 14, 2008, flyby, the Wide Angle Camera WAC snapped this image.
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NASA ID
PIA10184
Date Created
January 19, 2008
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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