Mercury MESSENGER Spacecraft Detector
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) physicist Morgan Burks describes the gold-plated detector developed by LLNL and placed aboard NASA's Mercury MESSENGER spacecraft, designed to provide information about the elements and minerals found on the planet closest to the Sun.
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