From this close distance, BepiColombo captured images of Mercury’s cratered surface, starting with the planet’s cold, permanently dark night side near the north pole before moving toward its ...

It seems like it should be pretty easy to get to Mercury ... the planet’s geology? Bepi-Colombo aims to address these questions with thorough observations of the planet’s surface over two ...

M-CAM 1 took this long-exposure photograph of Mercury's north pole at 07:07 CET, when the spacecraft was about 787 km from the planet’s surface. The spacecraft’s closest approach of 295 km ...

it’s the planet’s largest impact crater, and it features linear troughs radiating from the point of impact. Roughly in the center, Mercury’s surface is marked by a relatively bright ...

But of these planets, which is nearest to the sun? Mercury is a strange little world. There are some craters on its surface that never see sunlight. It also has the most extreme temperatures of ...

Mercury's surface can reach a blistering 800 degrees Fahrenheit (430 degrees Celsius) during the day, according to NASA. But the planet lacks an atmosphere to hold that heat in — so, on Mercury ...

The spacecraft was a mere 183 miles above Mercury’s surface ... Look to the upper part of the planet to spot a volcanic deposit that’s lighter in color than the surrounding landscape.

and the planet's largest impact crater. Mercury reflects two-thirds less light than Earth's Moon, making its surface appear remarkably dark. The flyby used gravity assist to steer BepiColombo closer ...