Name: Cosmic Vistas: The Hot Zone
Uploaded: 2008-12-31T16:00:00-08:00
Duration: 24 min
Description: Mercury is one of Earth's closest neighbors, but until very recent exploratory missions, it eluded astronomers' best efforts to learn its secrets.

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