MESSENGER Collects Important Data on Mercury during Its Orbital Decay

NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft collected low-altitude magnetic field measurements during its orbital decay, revealing that magnetism generated by the Mercury’s core dates to the very early history of the planet. Providence, Rhode Island (Brown University) — Though the MESSENGER mission to Mercury ended late last month with a planned collision into the planet’s surface, analysis of […]
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