| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:satellite 
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                                | gptkbp:abbreviation | gptkb:MESSENGER 
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                                | gptkbp:crashedOnSurface | 2015-04-30 
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                                | gptkbp:distance | 7.9 billion kilometers 
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                                | gptkbp:endDate | 2015-04-30 
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                                | gptkbp:enteredMercuryOrbit | 2011-03-18 
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                                | gptkbp:firstSpacecraftToOrbit | gptkb:Mercury 
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                                | gptkbp:followedBy | gptkb:BepiColombo 
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                                | gptkbp:instrument | gptkb:Energetic_Particle_and_Plasma_Spectrometer_(EPPS) gptkb:Gamma-Ray_and_Neutron_Spectrometer_(GRNS)
 gptkb:Mercury_Atmospheric_and_Surface_Composition_Spectrometer_(MASCS)
 gptkb:Mercury_Dual_Imaging_System_(MDIS)
 gptkb:Mercury_Laser_Altimeter_(MLA)
 gptkb:Radio_Science_(RS)
 gptkb:X-Ray_Spectrometer_(XRS)
 gptkb:Magnetometer_(MAG)
 
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                                | gptkbp:launchDate | 2004-08-03 
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                                | gptkbp:launchMass | 1107.9 kg 
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                                | gptkbp:launchSite | gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_SLC-17B 
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                                | gptkbp:launchVehicle | gptkb:Delta_II_7925H 
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                                | gptkbp:manufacturer | gptkb:Johns_Hopkins_University_Applied_Physics_Laboratory 
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                                | gptkbp:massAtMercuryOrbitInsertion | 487.9 kg 
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                                | gptkbp:missionType | planetary science orbiter
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableFinds | evidence of water ice at Mercury's poles hollows on Mercury's surface
 complex magnetic field structure
 detailed global map of Mercury
 volatile elements on Mercury
 
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                                | gptkbp:objective | study Mercury's chemical composition study Mercury's core
 study Mercury's exosphere
 study Mercury's geology
 study Mercury's magnetic field
 
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                                | gptkbp:officialName | gptkb:MErcury_Surface,_Space_ENvironment,_GEochemistry,_and_Ranging 
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                                | gptkbp:operator | gptkb:NASA 
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                                | gptkbp:powerSource | solar panels 
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                                | gptkbp:precededBy | gptkb:Mariner_10 
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                                | gptkbp:program | gptkb:Discovery_Program 
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                                | gptkbp:status | mission complete 
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                                | gptkbp:target | gptkb:Mercury 
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                                | gptkbp:website | https://messenger.jhuapl.edu/ 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Robert_Farquhar 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 8 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Messenger mission 
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