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Nasa: Messenger Spacecraft Reveals Stunning New Views Of Mercury

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    http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/0810...cury-flyby.html

    Spacecraft Reveals Stunning New Views of Mercury

    By Jeremy Hsu

    Staff Writer

    posted: 7 October 2008

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    A NASA probe has begun beaming back stunning new images from its successful second flyby of Mercury, the planet closest to the sun.

    NASA's MESSENGER probe captured never-before-seen views of the Mercury during its encounter on Monday. The spacecraft zipped past Mercury for the second time this year and used the planet's gravity to adjust its path as it continues en route to become the first probe to orbit the planet in March 2011.

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