BepiColombo Captures Stunning Final Flyby Images of Mercury
- BepiColombo captured stunning images of Mercury during its sixth and final flyby on January 9, 2025, flying about 295 km above the planet's north pole.
- The spacecraft, built by Astrium , was launched in 2018 and is set to enter Mercury's orbit in 2026 after nine flybys.
- The European Space Agency published images showing possibly icy craters and sunlit plains, marking the last close-up images before the spacecraft separates from its satellites.
- Frank Budnik stated that all six flybys provided invaluable new information about Mercury, as the team works to unravel its mysteries with the latest data.
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