Mercury stuns in incredibly detailed new images
The BepiColombo spacecraft has sent back some incredibly detailed images of Mercury’s north pole. The snapshots were collected during its closest ever flyby of our solar system’s smallest planet. You can check out the awe-inspiring images below.
The BepiColombo spacecraft flew less than 200 miles from Mercury's surface and photographed volcanic plains and icy craters.
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BepiColombo nabs its best views yet of MercuryJapanese spacecraft made its closest flyby of Mercury to date, buzzing the planet’s north pole and peering into shadowed ...
The close-up images reveal craters, the floors of which are in permanent shadow, and vast sunlit northern plains.
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BepiColombo snaps Mercury's dark craters and volcanic plainsThe BepiColombo spacecraft is due to start orbiting Mercury next year, but a recent flyby has captured breathtaking images of ...
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