New pictures incoming: BepiColombo to conduct closest flyby with Mercury today - India Today

The flyby is aimed at providing a gravitational slingshot around Mercury and lowering the orbit bringing it closer to the planet.

After successfully completing its maiden flyby around Mercury last year, the BepiColomobo spacecraft is set for another close approach to the closest planet to the Sun. The spacecraft will conduct th… [+3015 chars]

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