MESSENGER is a spacecraft thats been orbiting Mercury since early 2011, sending back to Earth huge amounts of data about the tiny planet, including incredible high-resolution close-up images. Its an amazing mission <\/p>\n
but I wonder what kind of Mickey Mouse outfit would put up this kind of image for display? <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
[Click to enmusculate.] <\/p>\n
Well, at least I know to whom NASA can turn if the current budget cuts get through Congress. <\/p>\n
Image credit: NASA\/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory\/Carnegie Institution of Washington <\/p>\n
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