Messenger space vehicle owned by the U.S. Space Agency (NASA) successfully pass near the planet Mercury, Monday (6 / 10) or the U.S. on Tuesday (7 / 10) morning WIB. The main mission of taking the surface of the planet nearest the sun from the close.

Messenger is the brevity of the Mercury Surface, Space Environment, GEochemistry and Ranging flying through the distance with the planet Mercury at a speed of 201 kilometers 23,818 kilometers per hour. This visit is the second of three planned missions. The first successful mission carried out on 14 January and, while the last mission planned in September 2009.

“Travel Monday, aims to learn the back side of the planet, which is the first times in the first visit,” said Louise Prockter, one of the scientists involved. With all learn from the planet is near, scientists hope to reveal more in the nature of the planet physical.

Photos taken Messenger is expected to be received at the Applied Physics Laboratory of Johns Hopkins University starts Tuesday (7 / 10) at 21:00 WIB. It is estimated that there will be 1,200 photos sent the vehicle.

The only space vehicle that never pass near the planet Mercury Mariner before Messenger is 10. Space vehicle will also make efforts to approach three times the planet is between 1974-1975, but not taking part tersembunyinya.

Filed under: HotNewz,  geochemistry,  johns hopkins university,  mercury,  mercury mariner,  mercury surface,  nasa,  planet mercury,  space agency,  space environment,  space vehicle,