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MESSENGER First Image after Closest Approach
NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington2008-01-19
NASA
Washington, DC, United States
Just nine minutes after NASA MESSENGER spacecraft passed 200 kilometers 124 miles above the surface of Mercury, its closest distance to the planet during the January 14, 2008, flyby, the Wide Angle Camera WAC snapped this image.
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- Title: MESSENGER First Image after Closest Approach
- Creator: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington
- Date Created: 2008-01-19
- Rights: JPL
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