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BepiColombo will be the second and most complex mission ever to orbit Mercury. Close to the Sun and more difficult for an orbiter to reach than Saturn, this small desert world is the least explored planet of the inner Solar System. Learning more about Mercury will shed light on the history of the entire Solar System.

Packed with scientific instruments, the mission will try to answer many perplexing questions, such as: Why is there ice in the polar craters of the scorched planet? Why does Mercury have a magnetic field? And what are the mysterious 'hollows' on its surface?

BepiColombo

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Best images from BepiColombo's sixth Mercury flyby
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Top three images from BepiColombo's sixth Mercury flyby

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BepiColombo's sixth flyby route through Mercury's magnetic environment
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BepiColombo to swing by Mercury for the sixth time

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First mid-infrared light observations of Mercury
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BepiColombo reveals Mercury in a new light

09/12/2024 9620 views 101 likes
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Mercury’s magnetosphere during BepiColombo’s third flyby (unannotated)
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Mercury’s magnetic landscape mapped in 30 minutes

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BepiColombo’s fourth Mercury flyby
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BepiColombo's best images yet highlight fourth Mercury flyby

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    Why does it take so long to get to Mercury?

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    BepiColombo approaching Mercury
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    Where is Bepi? Explore the journey of ESA’s Mercury mission

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Mission overview

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BepiColombo's sixth Mercury flyby: the movie

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