A NASA Discovery mission to conduct the first orbital study of the innermost planet

Images from the MESSENGER Model in the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum

APL's Ron Prietz, Sr. (left) helps Smithsonian Exhibits staff place the MESSENGER Model in the National Air and Space Museum's Exploring the Planets Gallery. Photo Credit: Mark Avino, National Air and Space Museum.

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