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Old 03-November-2009, 08:40 PM
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Default Mercury Gives Up More Secrets to MESSENGER

Even though the MESSENGER spacecraft experienced a "hiccup" during its third and final flyby of Mercury on Sept. 29, scientists are still pleased and surprised by the data garnered. The spacecraft went into safe mode, shutting down temporarily because of a power system switchover during a solar eclipse as it approached the planet and [...]

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