NASA's Messenger launched into orbit in 2011 after NASA's Mariner 10 was observed in the 1970s. Mercury is the planet that is nearest to the sun, yet humans haven't sent many space explorers there. SEE ALSO: NASA Unveils Artemis Concept For Nuclear Power On Moon Eminescu, which has a peak in the middle and almost resembles the pupil of an eye, is my particular favorite crater. The names of craters and other noteworthy geologic features are highlighted in an annotated version of the image that was also provided by ESA. The spacecraft's gear that is obtruding in the photograph is a portion of it. That HOTSHOT probe took a real HOT SHOT □□□□ /sDYs7lYmcO It was performing a SUPERCLOSE #MercuryFlyby to slow itself down and adjust its trajectory The ESA/Japanese Space Agency Mercury-bound #BepiColombo probe took a 2nd look at its target today #StayTuned for photos later this afternoon! #BepiColombo #ExploreFarther /eOz7A0Yknp Mercury ahead! □ We're making a close approach of about 200 km at 09:44 UTC (11:44 CEST) today. During the flyover, it came significantly closer than that further pictures will be released later. The new image of Mercury was taken while the spacecraft was 920 kilometers (570 miles) away from Mercury's surface. In late 2020, the expedition that had earlier sped by Venus returned with some amazing photographs. Out of the six flybys that were planned for Mercury, this was the second one by BepiColombo. One of BepiColombo's "gravity assist maneuvers," which will help it finally settle into orbit around its home planet in 2025, was this most recent trip. Mercury orbit is the spacecraft's intended destination, but getting there requires a series of flybys. SEE ALSO: NASA’s Dust-Choked Insight Lander On Mars Might Run Out Of Power SoonĪccording to reports, the European Space Agency and the Japanese Space Agency, JAXA, are working together on the BepiColombo project. On Thursday, the explorer conducted a flyover and returned with an alluring new image of Mercury's crater-filled surface. In a recent photograph from the BepiColombo spacecraft, the tiny, rocky planet that resembles Earth's moon is the main attraction.
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