On January 14, 2008, NASA MESSENGER became the first spacecraft to see the side of Mercury shown in this image -- the historic first look at the previously unseen side.
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Title: A Closer Look at the Previously Unseen Side
Creator: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington
Date Created: 2008-01-28
Rights: JPL
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