(JiMao eighth day of the twelfth lunar month), January 14, 2000, the United States detector MESSENGER past Mercury. released


NASA MESSENGER spacecraft captured Mercury surface pictures
the human detection Mercury to take a new step, NASA (NASA) detector MESSENGER 14th past Mercury began to take photographs and collect data in a two-day work, in anticipation of the 1300 photos back to Earth. Human last close detection Mercury is 1974, 30 years later, NASA personnel expect major discovery. , NASA "Mariner 10 in the 1970s, three times a flyby, but the coverage of less than half of Mercury. Scientists hope "messenger," and allow them a glimpse of the 55% of the rest has yet to be Mercury probe.
"messenger," departure in 2004, the flight of 26,000 kilometers per hour, the 14th at 200 km from the surface of Mercury Mercury take photographs and collect other data, while in Beijing this morning, 3:04 closest 50 minutes before MESSENGER closest Mercury will be later in the Mercury, NASA personnel to wait "messenger," came out only after the data is received. "Messenger," equipped with video cameras, and can store more than 700MB of data. After MESSENGER past Mercury twice and then slow down gradually, after three years before entering the track.