MESSENGER

Summary

MESSENGER is a space probe^[1]. MESSENGER ranks in the top 7% of space_probe entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (807 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• MESSENGER's image is recorded as MESSENGER.jpg^[3].
• MESSENGER's image is recorded as MESSENGER - spacecraft at mercury - atmercury lg.jpg^[4].
• MESSENGER's instance of is recorded as space probe^[5].
• MESSENGER's instance of is recorded as former entity^[6].
• MESSENGER's operator is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration^[7].
• MESSENGER's operator is recorded as Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory^[8].
• MESSENGER's logo image is recorded as MESSENGER mission emblem.png^[9].
• MESSENGER's manufacturer is recorded as Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory^[10].
• MESSENGER's COSPAR ID is recorded as 2004-030A^[11].
• MESSENGER's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 18106237s^[12].
• MESSENGER's Commons category is recorded as MESSENGER^[13].
• MESSENGER's space launch vehicle is recorded as Delta II^[14].
• MESSENGER's SCN is recorded as 28391^[15].
• MESSENGER's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +2004-08-03T00:00:00Z^[16].
• MESSENGER's UTC date of spacecraft landing is recorded as +2015-04-30T00:00:00Z^[17].
• MESSENGER's time of object orbit decay is recorded as +2015-04-30T00:00:00Z^[18].
• MESSENGER's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02b5zf^[19].
• MESSENGER's service entry is recorded as +2011-04-04T00:00:00Z^[20].
• MESSENGER's cause of destruction is recorded as hard landing^[21].
• MESSENGER's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[22].
• MESSENGER's significant event is recorded as planetary flyby^[23].
• MESSENGER's significant event is recorded as planetary flyby^[24].
• MESSENGER's significant event is recorded as planetary flyby^[25].
• MESSENGER's significant event is recorded as planetary flyby^[26].
• MESSENGER's significant event is recorded as planetary flyby^[27].

Why It Matters

MESSENGER ranks in the top 7% of space_probe entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (807 views/month).^[2] MESSENGER has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] MESSENGER is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

MESSENGER is credited with the discovery of Rembrandt^[30], an impact crater^[31].

FAQs

What did MESSENGER discover?

MESSENGER is credited as discoverer of Rembrandt^[30].