Mercury, Kids' Puzzle

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Puzzles are an all-time favorite activity, and with your custom ideas, you can help youngsters have quality time by solving their own personalized kids' puzzle. Each puzzle is available in a toddler-friendly 30-piece pack featuring large pieces and rounded corners for added safety and peace of mind for parents. Each puzzle is made from chipboard and includes a reference photo to aid in solving the problem.

Material: laminated chipboard

One size: 30-piece puzzle - 14" x 11" (35.6 x 28cm)

Rounded corners

Comes in a box with a reference photo

Mercury:

The MESSENGER mission was the first spacecraft to orbit Mercury.

Launch: The MESSENGER (MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging) spacecraft was launched on August 3, 2004.

Journey: To reach Mercury, the spacecraft employed a series of "gravity assist" flybys, utilizing the gravitational pull of Earth once, Venus twice, and Mercury three times to slow down before being inserted into orbit around Mercury.

Orbit: On March 18, 2011, MESSENGER became the first spacecraft to successfully enter orbit around Mercury.

First Image: On March 29, 2011, at 5:20 a.m. EDT, the spacecraft captured this image, marking the first-ever photograph taken from a Mercury orbit. Over the next six hours, it captured an additional 363 images.

Mission Completion: The MESSENGER mission ended on April 30, 2015, when the spacecraft, out of fuel, intentionally crashed into the planet's surface.

Image Credit: NASA