Wunderground.com- 6/18/13, Sean Breslin
For the first time since 1975, a NASA spacecraft has captured fresh images of Mercury, shedding new light on a planet that's mostly been in the dark because of its close proximity to the sun.
Thanks to the MESSENGER spacecraft, the first to orbit Mercury, more than 80,000 photos have been taken of the planet's surface, according to an io9.com report. The article also states the craft intends to take another 80,000 photos or more before the mission ends.
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