At 06:59 Central European Time on January 8, the BepiColombo spacecraft successfully performed its sixth flyby of Mercury, utilizing a gravity assist maneuver to adjust its trajectory.
The BepiColombo mission, a joint initiative by ESA and JAXA, aims to study Mercury's composition using its two probes, which will enter polar orbits post-separation.
Scheduled for early 2027, BepiColombo's scientific work will focus on understanding Mercury's formation and investigating the presence of ice in its craters.
After the spacecraft's sixth flyby of Mercury, we are left with only three images as a preview of the detailed studies planned for this enigmatic planet.
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