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Spacecraft Buzzes Mercury's North Pole and Beams Back Stunning Photos

samedi 11 janvier 2025, 08:00 , par Slashdot
Spacecraft Buzzes Mercury's North Pole and Beams Back Stunning Photos
SysEngineer shares a report from the Associated Press: A spacecraft has beamed back some of the best close-up photos yet of Mercury's north pole. The European and Japanese robotic explorer swooped as close as 183 miles (295 kilometers) above Mercury's night side before passing directly over the planet's north pole. The European Space Agency released the stunning snapshots Thursday, showing the permanently shadowed craters at the top of of our solar system's smallest, innermost planet. Cameras also captured views of neighboring volcanic plains and Mercury's largest impact crater, which spans more than 930 miles (1,500 kilometers).

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