Place

MESSENGER's Earth perigee, 2 August 2005

flyby perigee (ground point)

Flyby perigee (ground point)0

Note

The point on the ground beneath MESSENGER at closest approach (2005-08-02 19:13:08 UTC), over central Mongolia, computed from JPL Horizons' reconstructed trajectory (sub-observer point, geodetic; distance 8,715 km from Earth's centre). Acedo (2017) tabulates the same perigee's geocentric latitude. The MESSENGER team put the closest approach "over central Mongolia" at 3:13 p.m. EDT.

Happened here 1

MESSENGER passes at 2,347 km with no anomaly

Event

EVT

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). MESSENGER's Earth perigee, 2 August 2005 [Place PLC0CWYE8940NK9]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/PLC0CWYE8940NK9

@misc{mysteriesdept_plc0cwye8940nk9,
  title     = {MESSENGER's Earth perigee, 2 August 2005},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Place, catalog key PLC0CWYE8940NK9},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/PLC0CWYE8940NK9}
}