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Earth is on average ten times closer to Mercury than Jupiter, but missions to both planets can take a similar amount of time to reach their science orbits. Why is that? In the 1970s, NASA’s Mariner 10 spacecraft took just 147 days to reach the innermost planet of the Solar System.
- ESA - BepiColombo’s first views of Mercury - European Space Agency
BepiColombo’s main science mission will begin in early 2026....
- ESA - BepiColombo braces for third Mercury flyby
The closest approach of Monday’s flyby will take place at...
- ESA - BepiColombo’s first views of Mercury - European Space Agency
Before entering into orbit around Mercury, BepiColombo will perform six flybys at Mercury that will allow progressive modifications to the interplanetary trajectory. The flybys will take place in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024(twice) and at the beginning of 2025.
1 de oct. de 2021 · The BepiColombo space mission made its first flyby of Mercury around 7:34 p.m. ET on Friday and passed within 124 miles (200 kilometers) of the planet’s surface.
Mariner 10 took 147 days to get from Earth to Mercury. More recently, NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft launched on August 3, 2004 to study Mercury in orbit. It made its first flyby on January 14th,...
Watch Mercury appear from the shadows as the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo spacecraft sped by the planet’s night side during its 19 June 2023 close flyby, and enjoy a...
