Mercury's north pole seen in dazzling new images as ... - CBS News
Jan 10, 2025 · The BepiColombo spacecraft swooped as close as 183 miles above Mercury's night side before passing directly over the planet's north pole.
BepiColombo spacecraft flies by Mercury, sees volcanic plain and …
Dec 19, 2024 · On the spacecraft's fifth flyby of Mercury earlier this month (out of a planned six flybys) BepiColombo pointed its Mercury Radiometer and Thermal Infrared Spectrometer …
New images of Mercury captured by UK spacecraft BepiColombo …
Jan 9, 2025 · BepiColombo will attempt to determine what Mercury is actually made of, and whether water could exist in some of the planet's deepest craters. It needed to make nine …
BepiColombo probe captures haunting Mercury image on 5th of …
Dec 2, 2024 · The BepiColombo Mercury probe flew close to our solar system's innermost planet this week, capturing another haunting image as it zoomed by. On Sunday (Dec. 1), …
ESA - Top three images from BepiColombo's sixth Mercury flyby
On 8 January 2025, the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission flew past Mercury for the sixth time, successfully completing the final ‘gravity assist manoeuvre’ needed to steer it into orbit around …
New images of Mercury captured by UK spacecraft BepiColombo
Jan 9, 2025 · BepiColombo will attempt to determine what Mercury is actually made of, and whether water could exist in some of the planet's deepest craters. It needed to make nine …
See Mercury's frigid north pole in extraordinary new images from …
Jan 13, 2025 · BepiColombo also passed right over Mercury's north pole. Lands of perpetual shadow The spacecraft sent back a series of stark images, including photos of the perpetually …
ESA - BepiColombo reveals Mercury in a new light
On 1 December 2024, BepiColombo flew past Mercury for the fifth time. During this flyby, BepiColombo became the first spacecraft ever to observe Mercury in mid-infrared light. The …
Magnetic mystery at Mercury revealed by BepiColombo probe …
Sep 19, 2024 · During the fourth and latest flyby on Sept. 4, which took BepiColombo just 103 miles (165 kilometers) above Mercury's surface, the probe for the first time recorded planetary …
New Mercury Images From BepiColombo Spacecraft Show Clear …
Sep 7, 2024 · BepiColombo, a joint European-Japanese mission, completed its latest flyby of Mercury, sending back a sneak peek of the cratered planet it will begin to orbit in 2026. The …
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