The Enduring Mysteries of Mercury——NASA's Messenger probe will be the first spacecraft to image the whole planet

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Charles Q.Choi
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探测器; The Enduring Mysteries of Mercury; NASA’s Messenger probe will be the first spacecraft to image the whole planet;
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美国国家航空航天中心今年一月十四号发射的水星探测器将首次探索这颗体积最小、密度最大、而人类目前所知最少的行星。关于水星人类有着太多的疑问:人类从未见识过的水星的另一面究竟是什么样?这离太阳最近的行星上可能存在冰吗?水星在不断缩小吗?它的大气层究竟从何而来?这一系列的问题都有待水星探测器加以解答。
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