BepiColombo Captures Incredible Images in Historic Flyby

Mercury’s Stunning Close-Up: BepiColombo Captures Incredible Images in Historic Flyby
The joint European-Japanese BepiColombo spacecraft achieved a monumental milestone on January 8, 2025, with its sixth and final flyby of Mercury. This maneuver brought the spacecraft to just 185 miles (295 kilometers) above Mercury’s surface,
Mercury looks stunning in images from BepiColombo spacecraft's 6th and final flyby
BepiColombo made its sixth and final flyby of Mercury on Wed (Jan. 8) capturing images of the tiny planet hinting at the mysteries it will soon investigate.
In Pics: BepiColombo Skims Over Mercury's Less Explored Regions In Final Flyby
The probe also captured the 1,500-km-wide Caloris basin, one of the largest impact structures in the Solar System. The images also feature the Nathair Facula, formed by the largest volcanic explosion on Mercury.
Mercury's North Pole Captured From BepiColombo Flyby
A spacecraft has captured detailed images of Mercury's north pole, shedding new light on the mysterious side of the planet.
Mercury stuns in incredibly detailed new images
The newly released images show permanently dark craters spotting the surface of the planet closest to our Sun. Nearby volcanic plains and the largest impact cater on Mercury –over 930 miles wide–are also visible.
See Mercury up close and personal in 'incredible' new images
This is the third time a spacecraft has visited Mercury in the history of space exploration. BepiColombo’s three monitoring cameras snapped detailed black-and-white photographs as it drifted just 295km above the innermost planet.
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Closest to the Sun yet, Mercury has craters that could be coldest in Solar System
The spacecraft first flew over the planet's cold and dark night side before transitioning to the sunlit northern regions.
NASA probe beams home 1st detailed update after record-breaking flyby of sun: "Data scientists have awaited for decades"
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Makes History With Closest Pass to Sun
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe survives close encounter with sun
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