More than 90% of Mercurys surface has now been imaged after MESSENGER's flybys, including territory never seen before by spacecraft, and planning is in full swing for the orbital phase of the mission. Up next is a third pass by Mercury on September 29, 2009, a fifth DSM on November 24, 2009, and then on March 18, 2011, MESSENGER will become the first spacecraft to enter into orbit around the innermost planet.
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