Watch Mercury pass by as the BepiColombo spacecraft makes a close flyby

A new video released by the European Space Agency (ESA) on Monday, June 27, shows the crater-ridden surface of the solar system’s smallest planet, Mercury, captured during a very close flyby by the BepiColombo spacecraft.

BepiColomboA joint mission between the European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), it is currently on a seven-year cruise through the interior. solar systemUsing the gravitational pull of planets including Mercury, Venus And a land He slows down so he can get in Mercurycourse of the year 2025.

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