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<big><center>'''Exploring Mercury with the MESSENGER Spacecraft'''</center></big><br/>

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|title 1=Annual meeting of the Meteoritical Society
|note 1=This abstract is about the Barringer Invitational lecture of the [[Annual meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2010 New-York City]] symposium.<br/>
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{{Wicri Creators
|Creator 1=Sean C. Solomon
|Affiliation link 1=i
|Affiliation 1 =Department of Terrestrial Magnetism - [[Carnegie Institution of Washington]] - [[Washington]] ([[United States]])
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The MESSENGER spacecraft, developed under NASA’s Discovery Program, is the first space probe to investigate Mercury in more than 30 years. Sean Solomon, principal investigator of the MESSENGER mission, will discuss the importance of understanding Mercury’s high-density composition, geological history, and magnetic field. MESSENGER is on course to enter Mercury’s orbit in March 2011.