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The first of two spacecraft to visit the planet was Mariner 10, which has mapped about 45% of the planet's surface from 1974 to 1975. The second is the MESSENGER spacecraft from NASA, which mapped another 30% during his trip to Mercury January 14, 2008. MESSENGER is now in orbit around Mercury to complete the mapping.

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