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MESSENGER
Mission Elapsed Time
August 3, 2004
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Time since Closest Approach
Mercury Orbit Insertion
March 18, 2011
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Countdown to Insertion Burn
Current Total Distance Traveled

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Mission News
April 28, 2008
Mercury Features Receive New Names
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has approved new names for features on Mercury and agreed on a new theme for fossae on the planet. These newly christened features were discovered from images taken by the MESSENGER spacecraft during its first flyby of Mercury in January. [more]
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May 5, 2008
Mercury’s First Fossae
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