Developed by the European Space Agency and the Japan Space Research Agency and launched in 2018, the BepiColombo spacecraft continues its trajectory to reach Mercury. The spacecraft, which today orbits Mercury and gradually approaches the planet, has kept humanity away from Mercury in this process. never-before-seen quality photos Sending.

BepiColombo was closest to Mercury the previous day, at this position the planet is so far. the closest photo also shipped. The photo taken by the spacecraft as it passed Mercury for the second time was as follows:

Closest photo of Mercury:

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The BepiColombo spacecraft has completed two of its six planned close passes around the planet, the close pass photographed above. After passing Mercury four more times, the spacecraft will eventually enter Mercury’s orbit and stay there. The planned point is expected to be reached in December 2025.

On the other hand, the photo above shows the spacecraft reaching the planet. If it is 970 kilometers further Although it was filmed, this was not the closest to the planet. The vehicle entered the planet in this transit where it took the photo. He managed to drive almost 200 kilometers.† While the photo was taken at 12:49 PM CEST, the 200-kilometer close-pass occurred recently, at 12:44 PM CEST.

Mercury, the smallest planet in the solar system, can be seen almost from one end to the other from a distance of 970 kilometers. This allows us to better understand with our eyes how small the planet is.