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MESSENGER Probe Crashes Into Mercury

RIP Lil’ Space Probe

At 3:30 PM EST, the little space probe that could completed its final mission. But do not weep because MESSENGER died as it lived—bringing us a greater understanding of mysterious Mercury.

Matthew R. Francis
Matthew R. Francis
articles/2015/04/30/messenger-probe-crashes-into-mercury/150430-francis-mercury-tease_iptsly
NASA via Reuters
Matthew R. Francis

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