What satellite have explored mercury?

                               MERCURY

Hey guys,

                 This is the image of Mercury ,more precisely this is the first image of planet Mercury which was captured by NASA'S spacecraft MARINER 10( this is the first spacecraft sent by NASA to Mercury) on MARCH 24 ,1974.

               

Mission                                               duration	1 year, 4 months,   21 days.

Launch                                                date	November 3, 1973,     05:45:00 UTC

     

                           MARINER 10

                        Another aircraft which was sent by NASA named MESSENGER (MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging) which orbited the planet Mercury in 2011 and 2015.The spacecraft crashed onto the surface of Mercury on April 30, 2015, at 3:26 p.m space network failed to detect the spacecraft's reemergence.

                  

Mission                                                 duration	Total: 10 years, 8 months and 27 days     At Mercury:  4 years, 1 month and 14 days

                                   

Launch                                                  date	August 3, 2004, 06:15:56 UTC

             

                              MESSENGER