MESSENGER
Mission Name
MESSENGER
Type of Mission
Orbiter
Target Destination
Mercury
Launch Date
3rd August 2004
Arrival
Entered Mercury orbit 17th March 2011
Mission Status
Ended successfully when it was sent to crash into Mercury's surface on 30th April 2015
Current Location
Crashed onto Mercury's surface
Mission Information
Second mission to Mercury, first mission to orbit the planet. Uncovered evidence of water ice in Mercury's craters
