BepiColombo Delivers Stunning Close-Ups of Mercury's North Pole

The European-Japanese BepiColombo spacecraft has completed its sixth and final Mercury flyby, sending back the most detailed images yet of the planet's north pole. Flying as close as 295 kilometers above Mercury's night side, the spacecraft captured stunning views of permanently shadowed craters, neighboring volcanic plains, and Mercury's largest impact crater. These images provide invaluable data for understanding Mercury's formation and evolution. BepiColombo is on track to enter Mercury's orbit next year for a more extensive study.