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December 2008 Top Stories
»» Deep-Space Maneuver Positions MESSENGER for Third Mercury Encounter
[Thursday, December 4, 2008] MESSENGER completed the first part of a two-part deep-space maneuver today, providing the expected 90% of the velocity change needed to place the spacecraft on course to fly by Mercury for the third time in September 2009.
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»» NASA MESSENGER Completes Two-Part Maneuver; Poised for Third Mercury Encounter
[Tuesday, December 9, 2008] MESSENGER completed the second part of a two-part deep-space maneuver today, providing the remaining 10% velocity change needed to place the probe on course to fly by Mercury for the third time in September 2009.
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»» MESSENGER Team to Present New Mercury Science Results at AGU Fall Meeting
[Friday, December 12, 2008] Members of the MESSENGER science team will present a range of new findings from the spacecraft's studies of the planet Mercury during the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting next week in San Francisco.
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»» Second Group of Mercury Craters Named
[Sunday, December 21, 2008] The International Astronomical Union (IAU) recently approved a proposal from the MESSENGER Science Team to name 15 craters on Mercury.
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