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Mercury's North Pole Captured From BepiColombo Flyby
The Caloris Basin, created by a massive ancient collision, is one of the defining geological features of Mercury. The European-Japanese BepiColombo spacecraft, which has been studying Mercury ...
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BepiColombo Mission Captures Incredible Close-Ups of Mercury
Captured by M-CAM-1, this image shows the huge Caloris Basin, as well as possible lava flows. Credit: ESA / JAXA This will be the last time the M-CAMs get a peek at Mercury, reports the ESA.
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In Photos: See Mercury’s Craters In Rare Close-Ups After Final Flyby
Despite Mercury being about 39% as far from the ... Dominating the bottom left is the massive Caloris basin, spanning 1,500 km, surrounded by radiating troughs from its ancient impact.
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Spacecraft makes final flyby of smallest planet in solar system
Other large craters include the Caloris Basin, Hokusai, Shakespeare and Vivaldi ... The spacecraft will continue its journey toward Mercury’s orbit, where it will study the planet's surface ...