Searching for Vulcanoids

In mid-February, before and after MESSENGER latest perihelion closest 
approach to the Sun, an imaging campaign was conducted to search for 
vulcanoids, small rocky bodies that have been postulated to exist in 
orbits between Mercury and the Sun.

In mid-February, before and after MESSENGER latest perihelion closest approach to the Sun, an imaging campaign was conducted to search for vulcanoids, small rocky bodies that have been postulated to exist in orbits between Mercury and the Sun.