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Messenger about to crash into Mercury

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30-04-2015 8:15pm

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mickmackey1

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http://live.slooh.com/stadium/live/the-end-of-the-mercury-messenger-spacecraft

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#2 01-05-2015 10:37am
Thargor

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No video of the crash?

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#3 01-05-2015 10:39am
Captain Chaos

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Thargor wrote: »

No video of the crash?

Impossible to see as the probe was on the "away" side of Mercury as it crashed. It would have had about 1,000 pictures all the way to impact that it could not send back due to no line of sight to Earth.

The impact site won't be seen till 2024 when the next probe arrives.

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#4 01-05-2015 11:14am
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