NASA probe made a last photo of Mercury before the crash – Mirror of the Week

Crash probe “Messenger” has been scheduled.

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This is the last picture “Messenger»

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The mission of the NASA probe ” Messenger “finished photographing the 93-km in diameter crater Mercury Jókai, before the spacecraft crashed on the planet’s surface.

The US probe collided with Mercury’s surface at a speed of 3.9 km / sec. The blow had such power that the world has a new crater more than 15 meters.

“Mission” Messenger “has given scientists a lot of new information about Mercury, and now we break to the next phase of the mission – deciphering the existing data” – NASA officials said John Gransfild.

Starting the “Messenger” occurred in 2004, but the spacecraft took more than six years on the way to the orbit of Mercury. NASA had planned that the mission of “Messenger” will last about a year, but thanks to the successful performance of the mission exceeded the time limit of four years.

Earlier, NASA scientists have suggested that the Pluto can be polar cap .

According to the materials: ZN.UA

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