About this 3D model

The first spacecraft to orbit Mercury, MESSENGER followed a path through the inner solar system, including one flyby of Earth, two flybys of Venus, and three flybys of Mercury. Launched August 3, 2004, MESSENGER mission is scheduled to end April 30, 2015, with an impact into the planet Mercury. For more information, visit: http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/ . This .stl file was produced by scaling the original model and converting it directly to .stl format; it may not yet be ideal for printing. We welcome your feedback on your experience. Author/Origin: Eyes on the Solar System. NASA/JPL-Caltech