NASA has revealed the first photos of Mercury by the Messenger Spacecraft and they look amazing. Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun, has been seen before, but never this close. 1,500 photos have already been taken this week and more than 75, 000 are still planned over the next year. Scientists are hoping to gain a deeper understanding of how plate tectonics began on Earth from Messenger's photos of Mercury.
Follow Messenger's mission to Mercury at NASA.
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