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Spacecraft Captures Spectacularly Detailed Images of Mercury’s Hidden Surface

The BepiColombo mission successfully completed its sixth flyby of the innermost planet, moving closer to its final goal of entering its orbit.

Mysterious Mercury Stars In Majestic New BepiColombo Spacecraft Images

Enigmatic planet Mercury posed for some closeups when the BepiColombo mission flew by. Craters, bright regions and volcanic plains star in the best views from the flyby.

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New images of Mercury captured by UK spacecraft

A spacecraft built in the UK has captured new images of Mercury as it made its sixth and final flyby ahead of entering the planet's orbit in 2026. BepiColombo was built by the Stevenage-based company Astrium, now Airbus, and launched in 2018.

New photos show volcanic plains of Mercury

European spacecraft beams back new photos of Mercury

Japanese BepiColombo spacecraft captured close-up images of Mercury’s north pole during its final flyby, offering new views of the planet’s surface.

Wyoming News · 8h

Spacecraft buzzes Mercury's north pole and beams back stunning photos

A spacecraft has beamed back some of the best close-up photos yet of Mercury's north pole. The European and Japanese robotic explorer buzzed the planet's polar region Wednesday. The European

health.wusf.usf.edu · 17h

New photos show the volcanic plains of Mercury after a spacecraft fly-by

The BepiColombo spacecraft flew less than 200 miles from Mercury's surface and photographed volcanic plains and icy craters.

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Mercury may have frozen water in craters, spacecraft flyby reveals

The planetary pockmarks are known as some of the coldest places in the Solar System. The shivery situation is to be further ...

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BepiColombo nabs its best views yet of Mercury

Japanese spacecraft made its closest flyby of Mercury to date, buzzing the planet’s north pole and peering into shadowed ...

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Space Probe Close To Entering Mercury's Orbit

The probe, equipped with Swiss instruments, has completed the last milestone before entering Mercury's orbit. This content ...

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