AkaSci 🛰️ on Nostr: The ESA BepiColombo mission to Mercury will make its 6th and final flyby of Mercury ...
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"content": "The ESA BepiColombo mission to Mercury will make its 6th and final flyby of Mercury on Wed Jan 8, 2025 at 05:59 UTC. \n\nDistance from Mercury's surface will be 295 km, which is much closer than the 37,630 km distance during flyby #5 on Dec 1.\n\nSince flyby 4, BepiColombo is in an orbit similar to that of Mercury. After this flyby, BepiColombo will coast along until Mercury orbit insertion in Nov 2026.\n\nhttps://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/BepiColombo/BepiColombo_to_swing_by_Mercury_for_the_sixth_time\n1/n\n\nhttps://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/787/622/837/252/220/original/509f305f643f2968.png",
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