Real World: Mercury's MESSENGER Reveals Mysteries

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How long is a day on Mercury? Why does the planet have a 600 degree range in temperature? MESSENGER, NASA's first mission to Mercury in 30 years, will capture stunning imagery, determine the composition of the surface and measure Mercury's unusual magnetic field.

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NASA, NIA, eclips, Real World, Middle School, Video, Education, Mathematics, Technology, Science, Engineering, solar system, Mercury, orbit, time conversions, Mariner 10, angles, solar sailing, magnetic field, range, Messenger, trajectory

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