Question

This spacecraft, the first to visit Mercury since Mariner 10 made 3 flybys in 1974 and 1975 is the first spacecraft to ever orbit Mercury. It made two flybys of Mercury in 2008 and achieved Mercury orbit in 2011

a. Mercury express
b. Galileo
c. Maven
d. Messenger
e. Cassini

Answer 1

The MESSENGER spacecraft, launched in 2004, was the first to orbit Mercury in 2011, after previously visited by Mariner 10, and it ended its mission in 2015 by crashing into the planet.

Step-by-step explanation:

The spacecraft that visited Mercury after Mariner 10 and became the first to orbit the planet is the MESSENGER spacecraft. Launched in 2004, MESSENGER conducted flybys of Earth, Venus, and Mercury. After several flybys, it achieved orbit around Mercury in 2011. During its mission, it provided detailed data and photographs of Mercury's surface, enhancing our understanding of the planet until it ended its mission by crashing into Mercury in 2015.

The spacecraft that was the first to orbit Mercury is the MESSENGER spacecraft. It was launched in 2004 and made multiple flybys of Earth, Venus, and Mercury before settling into orbit around Mercury in 2011.