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The 4️⃣th #BepiColombo flyby of Mercury happened last night! 🛰️ This was the closest it has ever been before, putting BepiColombo at just 165km from Mercury's surface, with a trajectory passing for the first time through the planet’s poles. 🌐 This flyby will also help us better understand Mercury, a planet with a 4.5 billion year history! #SpaceMatters #SpaceExploration #Mercury

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Discover Mercury from a new angle : #BepiColombo selfie-cam is sending us some nice pictures of the rocky planet’s poles during its flyby. ⬇️This stunning image is @BepiColombo's first 📸 ever of Mercury's south pole (top right of planet). It was taken 23 minutes after closest approach at a distance of 3500 km.

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Darwin Rajendran Peter

Msc in Aerospace Manufacturing l Project Lead l Actuation System Design I PMI Certified Member

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Fascinating insights into the mysterious Mercury from BepiColombo's closest flyby yet! Exciting times for space exploration.

Rolf Helge Nilsen

Logistikkoperatør i Ascoworld Norge AS

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