Yesterday (April 30th) the Messenger Probe completed its mission with a flourish by crash landing on the surface of Mercury. During its 4 year mission, it orbited the small planet 4103 times, and sent back thousands of images helping us map our tiny neighbor.
Messenger was forecasted to make a 52 foot wide crater, impacting the surface at over 8700 mph.
Check out more about Messenger at the links below:
http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/
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