Mercury as the Understudied Planet
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Mercury as the Understudied Planet
Carnegie Institution for Science - Carnegie Institution for Science
The MESSENGER spacecraft, the first to orbit the planet Mercury, overcame many technical challenges to survive the harsh environment of the inner Solar System. Along the way, the mission's discoveries about one of our nearest planetary neighbors have changed our understanding of how the inner planets - including Earth - formed and evolved.
Carnegie Institution for Science - Carnegie Institution for Science
The MESSENGER spacecraft, the first to orbit the planet Mercury, overcame many technical challenges to survive the harsh environment of the inner Solar System. Along the way, the mission's discoveries about one of our nearest planetary neighbors have changed our understanding of how the inner planets - including Earth - formed and evolved.