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Planetary News: MESSENGER (2008)

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• 03 Jul 08  MESSENGER Scientists 'Astonished' to Find Water in Mercury's Thin Atmosphere
• 30 Jan 08  MESSENGER's First Mercury Flyby Reveals a "Whole New Planet"
• 18 Jan 08  MESSENGER's First Mercury Flyby Highly Successful
• 10 Jan 08  MESSENGER Set for First Spacecraft Swing Past Mercury in 33 Years