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In pictures: Mercury spacecraft captures stunning new images of one of the least explored planetsA European-Japanese spacecraft has beamed back some of the best close-up photos yet of Mercury's north pole as part of only the second human survey of our solar system's innermost planet. The ...
New photos of Mercury's mysterious north pole reveal a glimpse of the permanently dark, frigid craters that may hold ice dozens of feet thick, even though Mercury is the closest planet to the sun.
Flying just 183 miles (295 kilometers) above Mercury's surface on Jan. 8, 2025, the spacecraft — which was built in the U.K. — imaged craters on the planet's vast sunlit northern plains.
Mercury joins the night sky to complete a seven-planet alignment just after sunset for the end of February. Saturn leaves our ...
Mercury is coming into better focus through ... The images show the planet’s cratered surface and volcanic plains. The photos illuminate a dark planet scientists are eager to learn more about.
A spacecraft has beamed back some of the best close-up photos yet of ... miles (295 kilometers) above Mercury's night side before passing directly over the planet's north pole.
Known as the "Parade of Planets," the celestial event will feature appearances from Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune and ...
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