MESSENGER impacts Mercury
Date in UTC
MESSENGER struck Mercury at 19:26 UT after exhausting its propellant. Ended the mission's extended orbital observations.
Historical significance
Ended the mission's extended orbital observations.
- Type
- mission end
- Category
- mission end
- Mission
- Messenger
- Programme
- Discovery
- Organization
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Destination
- planet
- Target body
- Mercury
- Country
- US
Sources and attribution
- NASA — MESSENGER mission (opens in a new tab) — Original factual summary; retain attribution to NASA.