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A View of Venus while Searching for Vulcanoids

A View of Venus while Searching for Vulcanoids

This image from NASA MESSENGER is one of many from the latest vulcanoid search are currently being transmitted to Earth. Vulcanoids are small rocky bodies that have been postulated to exist but not yet been detected.

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