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On December 1, 2024, BepiColombo completed its fifth flyby of Mercury. During this encounter, it became the first spacecraft to observe Mercury in mid-infrared light. These groundbreaking images revealed differences in temperature and surface composition across the planet’s heavily cratered terrain. Mercury is the least-explored rocky planet in the Solar System…
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BepiColombo Unmasks Mercury’s Hidden Surface With Infrared Breakthrough
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On December 1, 2024, BepiColombo completed its fifth flyby of Mercury. During this encounter, it became the first spacecraft to observe Mercury in mid-infrared light. These groundbreaking images revealed differences in temperature and surface composition across the planet’s heavily cratered terrain. Mercury is the least-explored rocky planet in the Solar System…
