Concept information
Preferred term
Messenger space probe
Definition(s)
- MESSENGER was a NASA robotic space probe that orbited the planet Mercury between 2011 and 2015, studying Mercury's chemical composition, geology, and magnetic field. The name is a backronym for "Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry, and Ranging", and a reference to the messenger god Mercury from Roman mythology. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MESSENGER)
Broader concept(s)
Synonym(s)
- MErcury Surface Space ENvironment GEochemistry and Ranging
- Messenger spacecraft
In other languages
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French
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-H3V0M5WG-H
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