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Watermelon planet

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Mercury! Holy Haleakala. Look at those rays! They go all the way across the planet! This is Mercury as seen by MESSENGER, which flew by the planet for a second time yesterday (out of three passes on its way to orbiting the planet in March 2011). This overview was taken when the probe was 27,000 km (17,000 miles) from Mercury, 90 minutes after closest encounter. What you’re seeing here is pretty … Continue Reading »

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