NASA spacecraft crashes in Mercury's surface

A NASA spacecraft has smashed into the surface of Mercury - the closest planet in the solar system to the Sun.

The crash ends a historic mission for the Messenger craft which has been orbiting the planet since 2011.

Steve Mort reports.

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