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Mission News May 24, 2013 MESSENGER Completes Its 2,000th Orbit of Mercury, Provides Data on Solar Magnetic Field MESSENGER began its 2,000th orbit around Mercury earlier this week, on May 22. The spacecraft completed its primary mission on March 17, 2012, and its first extended mission on March 17, 2013. The team is awaiting word from NASA on a proposal for a second extended mission. In the meantime, instruments aboard the spacecraft continue to gather new data on Mercury and its environment. [more]
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