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The first mission sent to orbit Mercury flew by the planet closest to the sun for the second time earlier this month, capturing images of most of its previously unseen surface. On Oct. 6, NASA’s MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging spacecraft, or Messenger, passed just 125 miles above Mercury and took more than 1,200 pictures of its heavily cratered surface. (via Gallery: Fleet-Footed Flyby Reveals Mercury’s Unseen Surface
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