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Messenger space probe  

Definition

  • MESSENGER was a NASA robotic space probe that orbited the planet Mercury between 2011 and 2015, studying Mercury's chemical composition, geology, and magnetic field. The name is a backronym for "Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry, and Ranging", and a reference to the messenger god Mercury from Roman mythology. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MESSENGER)

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Entry terms

  • MErcury Surface Space ENvironment GEochemistry and Ranging
  • Messenger spacecraft

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-H3V0M5WG-H

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