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polarpenguin512 asked in Science & MathematicsAstronomy & Space · 1 decade ago

Has Mercury ever been viewed by a spacecraft?

If yes, what was the name(s) of the spacecraft, and when did it occur?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Two spacecraft have flown by Mercury.

    Mariner 10 did three flybys in 1974/5.

    MESSENGER flew by Mercury this last January and will flyby again on October 6 this year. It will flyby a third time in September 2009 and then go into orbit around Mercury in March 2011.

    Source(s): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariner_10 http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/
  • laurahal42
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Mariner 10, three flybys in 1974 and 1975.

    Messenger, now.

    While Hubble could easily image Mercury, it has never been used for this purpose. The risk of pointing it that close to the sun is viewed as unacceptable by its operators.

    Source(s): Common space stuff.
  • Jansen J
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Yea, Just recently.

    The spacecraft is called messanger.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    The hubble telescope is a satellite. It views the planets in our solar system regularly.

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  • Jp the man
    1 decade ago

    Yes, 2 Voyagers went past in the 70's. We have also viewed it with Hubble.

    Messenger just went past, too.

  • bob
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    http://www.unb.ca/passc/missions/mercurymissions.h...

    lists missions that have been to mercury hope it helps

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