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Timer problems on website

Earlier today, they were counting 22 or 23 hours PAST closest approach, but it's reset now to 1 hour past. Metric and Imperial time?

Anyway, the MESSENGER antenna won't repoint to Earth until about 20 hours past closest approach, so there'll be a nail-biting wait till contact is recovered.

For those of a nervous disposition, don't look at the "where is MESSENGER now" section - it clearly shows the trajectory passing through the crust of the planet (we CAN still call Mercury a planet?). Probably just a scaling issue - the planet is shown over-large...

(I hope)!

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