Nasa spacecraft that found water on Mercury prepares to crash into planet
by Alan Yuhas from on (#772Y)
- Messenger's 11-year voyage of discovery to end on 30 April
- Mission has forced rethink about origin of planet closest to sun
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Preparing for the Messenger probe's final days before it smashes into Mercury, Nasa presented its accomplishments on Thursday, including the discovery of water on the planet closest to the sun.
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