The original plan called for three fly-by maneuvers past Venus, with Mercury orbit insertion scheduled for 2009. The new trajectory features one Earth flyby, two Venus flybys, and three Mercury flybys before Mercury orbit insertion on March 18, 2011.
Its first "flyby" happened on January 14, 2008.
Its orbit insertion will happen on March 18, 2011.
MESSENGER never landed on mercury
The name of the Latin messenger god is Mercury.
Mercurius (Mercury) was the Roman messenger of the gods.
yes, MESSENGER has explored Mercury. On March 18, 2011 a year from today, MESSENGER will transition from orbiting the Sun to being the first spacecraft ever to orbit the planet Mercury.
The Calgary company "Mercury Messenger" offers services related to bicycles and vehicles. You can get more information about these services at the Mercury Messenger Organization website.
Messenger was launched in 2004, and is headed for Mercury.
It takes about 6-6.5 months to travel to Mercury by rocket, depending on the alignment of the planets and the speed of the rocket. The average distance between Earth and Mercury is about 77 million kilometers.
The planet Mercury was named after the fast-footed Roman messenger of the gods, Mercury.
He was the messenger of the Gods.
Mercury
Mercury
The planet Mercury was named after the fast-footed Roman messenger of the gods, Mercury.