Johns Hopkins MESSENGER
Mercury Flyby 1
2008 January 14
7 Days, 2 Hours, 15 Minutes (Their web page may assume local time is EST; seems 3 hours off for local PST; Edit: I reported the problem and they applied a fix overnight. Countdown should be correct for all timezones.)
About 1 week to first Mercury flyby
JHUAPL: Mercury Flyby 1
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On January 14, 2008, more than three decades after the third Mariner 10 flyby, the last spacecraft visit of Mercury, MESSENGER will pass 200 kilometers above Mercury's surface. Extensive scientific observations are planned during this flyby encounter, including imaging a large portion of Mercury's surface that has never before been seen by a spacecraft.
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See there simulations of plans, calendar of events, interviews, movies and images when available.
Closest approach
January 14, 2008, 11:04:39 PST
January 14, 2008, 14:04:39 EST
January 14, 2008, 19:04:39 UTC