# MESSENGER's Earth departure movie

> The visible record of a flyby that showed no significant anomaly.

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# MESSENGER's Earth departure movie

Video0:12Public domainImages taken as MESSENGER left Earth after the flyby of 2 August 2005

[Cite][Download](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/d/c4180dcbe08bfa2ed152843e28850fddadc9bc1eb37cf1e95e82b67afec0cea5)

![A frame of MESSENGER's Earth departure movie](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/c4180dcbe08bfa2ed152843e28850fddadc9bc1eb37cf1e95e82b67afec0cea5/poster)0:12

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The visible record of a flyby that showed no significant anomaly.

MESSENGER Mercury Dual Imaging System wide-angle camera, 2005. Public domain

## Copies 1

**Video** MESSENGER Mercury Dual Imaging System wide-angle camera · commons.wikimedia.org · 2005-08-02 · Public domain (US government work)Primary source: [PIA10120: MESSENGER Earth departure movie](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWYE62T5M01/pia10120-messenger-earth-departure-movie)1 step from the original

[Where it's published](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MESSENGER_interplanetary_departure.webm)[Download](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/d/c4180dcbe08bfa2ed152843e28850fddadc9bc1eb37cf1e95e82b67afec0cea5)

## Sources 1

- [PIA10120: MESSENGER Earth departure movie](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWYE62T5M01/pia10120-messenger-earth-departure-movie)_SRC_

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). MESSENGER's Earth departure movie [Artifact ART0CWYES4679JC]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0CWYES4679JC
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**ART** 0CWYES4679JC

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NASA / Johns Hopkins University APL

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images taken as MESSENGER left Earth after the flyby of 2 August 2005

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