MESSENGER
NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft became the first to orbit Mercury, mapping its surface and composition, characterizing its magnetic field, and confirming water ice in permanently shadowed polar deposits before impacting the planet at mission end.
Identity
- Aliases
- MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and RangingMESSENGER spacecraft
- Name
- MESSENGER
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft became the first to orbit Mercury, mapping its surface and composition, characterizing its magnetic field, and confirming water ice in permanently shadowed polar deposits before impacting the planet at mission end.
- First Flight Date
- 2004-08-03
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Vehicle Family
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/messenger/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 17, 2026 at 00:21:22 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 22, 2026 at 23:27:08 UTC
- Image
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Other
- Last Flight Date
- 2015-04-30
- Search Name
- MESSENGER MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging MESSENGER spacecraft