This image of Mercury was taken yesterday.
The joint ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission snapped this photo during its sixth and final flyby of Mercury; it will enter orbit at the end of 2026.
And fun fact: the plain shown by the arrow, Mearcair Planitia, was named by me.
The joint ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission snapped this photo during its sixth and final flyby of Mercury; it will enter orbit at the end of 2026.
And fun fact: the plain shown by the arrow, Mearcair Planitia, was named by me.
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The streaking in the image is an effect from bright sunlight reflecting from the spacecraft's solar panel.
In this image, north is to the top; the mighty Caloris basin is at lower right.