"Despite its proximity to Earth, the planet Mercury has for decades been comparatively unexplored," said Sean Solomon, Messenger principal investigator.Kudos for the folks on the Messenger mission for achieving orbit. Hopefully we can find out more about the elusive inner planet.
"For the first time in history, a scientific observatory is in orbit about our solar system's innermost planet," he said. "Mercury's secrets, and the implications they hold for the formation and evolution of Earth-like planets, are about to be revealed."
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Friday, March 18, 2011
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NASA probe reaches Mercury
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