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Details of MESSENGER’s Impact Location

These graphics show the current best prediction of the location and time of NASA's MESSENGER's impact on Mercury's surface. These current best estimates are: Date: 30 April 2015 Time: 3:26:02 pm EDT (19:26:02 UTC Latitude: 54.4° N Longitude: 210.1° E.
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These graphics show the current best prediction of the location and time of MESSENGER's impact on Mercury's surface, as of 24 hours before the impact. Those current best estimates are:

  • Date: 30 April 2015
  • Time: 3:26:02 pm EDT (19:26:02 UTC)
  • Latitude: 54.4° N
  • Longitude: 210.1° E
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