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The Swiftest Planet
Sun-scorched Mercury is only slightly larger than Earth's Moon. Like the Moon, Mercury has very little atmosphere to stop impacts, and it is covered with craters. Mercury's dayside is super-heated by the sun, but at night temperatures drop hundreds of degrees below freezing. Ice may even exist in craters. Mercury's egg-shaped orbit takes it around the sun every 88 days.

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Date	Title	Source
11 Aug 2003	MESSENGER's Power Play	Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
1 Aug 2003	MESSENGER: Eyeing the Field	Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
29 Jul 2003	MESSENGER Update	Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
25 Jul 2003	Mercury Mission Moves Forward	Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
23 Jul 2003	The Story Behind All Those Spheres in Space	European Space Agency
6 Jun 2003	A MACSC for MESSENGER	Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
2 May 2003	See Mercury Race Across the Face of the Sun	European Space Agency
2 May 2003	May Brings Astronomical Bonanza	Sky & Telescope
26 Mar 2003	Free Mini-Poster	Solar System Exploration Education and Public Outreach Forum
12 Mar 2003	MESSENGER: T-Minus One Year	Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
11 Mar 2003	A Plethora of Planets?	University of California at Berkeley
19 Feb 2003	New Asteroid Discovery	NEO Task Force
7 Feb 2003	A NEAT Comet	Spaceweather.com
31 Jan 2003	MESSENGER Propulsion System a Go	Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
27 Sep 2002	More Space History Online	NASA Headquarters
10 May 2002	Moon Dance	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
19 Apr 2002	Slow Dancing Planets in the Sky	European Space Agency
4 Apr 2002	Planet Party	Indiana University
29 Mar 2002	MESSENGER Gets Green Light	Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
26 Nov 2001	Not-So-Soft Landings on Other Worlds	European Space Agency
22 Oct 2001	New Data, New Ideas, and Lively Debate about Mercury	Planetary Science Research Discoveries
10 Jul 2001	Morning Coffee and Planets	Science@NASA
3 Jul 2001	Call for Submission of Intents to Propose Experiments for the BepiColombo Mission to Mercury	European Space Agency
21 Jun 2001	A Disturbance in the "Force" Caused the K-T Impact?	Geologic Society of America
7 Jun 2001	NASA Gives Official Nod to First Mercury Orbiter Mission	NASA Headquarters

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Displaying results 151-175 of 184

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Date	Title	Source
11 Aug 2003	MESSENGER's Power Play	Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
1 Aug 2003	MESSENGER: Eyeing the Field	Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
29 Jul 2003	MESSENGER Update	Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
25 Jul 2003	Mercury Mission Moves Forward	Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
23 Jul 2003	The Story Behind All Those Spheres in Space	European Space Agency
6 Jun 2003	A MACSC for MESSENGER	Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
2 May 2003	See Mercury Race Across the Face of the Sun	European Space Agency
2 May 2003	May Brings Astronomical Bonanza	Sky & Telescope
26 Mar 2003	Free Mini-Poster	Solar System Exploration Education and Public Outreach Forum
12 Mar 2003	MESSENGER: T-Minus One Year	Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
11 Mar 2003	A Plethora of Planets?	University of California at Berkeley
19 Feb 2003	New Asteroid Discovery	NEO Task Force
7 Feb 2003	A NEAT Comet	Spaceweather.com
31 Jan 2003	MESSENGER Propulsion System a Go	Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
27 Sep 2002	More Space History Online	NASA Headquarters
10 May 2002	Moon Dance	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
19 Apr 2002	Slow Dancing Planets in the Sky	European Space Agency
4 Apr 2002	Planet Party	Indiana University
29 Mar 2002	MESSENGER Gets Green Light	Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
26 Nov 2001	Not-So-Soft Landings on Other Worlds	European Space Agency
22 Oct 2001	New Data, New Ideas, and Lively Debate about Mercury	Planetary Science Research Discoveries
10 Jul 2001	Morning Coffee and Planets	Science@NASA
3 Jul 2001	Call for Submission of Intents to Propose Experiments for the BepiColombo Mission to Mercury	European Space Agency
21 Jun 2001	A Disturbance in the "Force" Caused the K-T Impact?	Geologic Society of America
7 Jun 2001	NASA Gives Official Nod to First Mercury Orbiter Mission	NASA Headquarters

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