Messendzher nad Merkuriem
31.03.2011 | Astronomicheskaya kartinka dnya

17 marta kosmicheskii apparat Messendzher (angl. MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging — MESSENGER) stal pervym v mire sputnikom Merkuriya — samoi blizkoi k Solncu planety Solnechnoi sistemy. Vy vidite pervuyu obrabotannuyu cvetnuyu fotografiyu planety, poluchennuyu apparatom pri vyhode na ee orbitu.