So Long, Mercury - Until We Meet Again!
These images were taken every five minutes by MESSENGER as the spacecraft departed Mercury after completing its second flyby on October 6, 2008. A portion of the same sequence, totaling 198 images in all, has also been made into a movie.
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NASA ID
PIA12135
Date Created
July 14, 2009
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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