The BepiColombo spacecraft, introduced under the Common Space Mission of Europe and Japan, has sent the first photos of Mercury. The European Space Agency reported this on Saturday. The unmanned mission was launched in Ariane 5 rockets about three years ago. According to the space agency, the cameras on the BepiColombo spacecraft have sent these first black and white photos of Mercury.
Subsequently, the European Space Agency also released more photos of Mercury, which were reported on the official Twitter handle of the BepiColombo. The agency posted about it and wrote, "We know that we are late in delivering the first photo of Mercury, but now you will continue to receive new photos. It will not be delayed. You can see these new photos of Mercury here."
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We might have been late with the first image, but we're early with the follow-up ???? Here are a few more incredible first impressions from our first #MercuryFlyby - plus annotations to guide the eye!https://t.co/8RpPeJVBDM#ExploreFarther pic.twitter.com/KkF2wF2vVp
— BepiColombo (@BepiColombo) October 2, 2021
The same photos show the northern hemisphere area of Mercury. It shows a place full of lava and many large and deep pits. Finally, seeing Mercury in the photos was full of thrills, said Elsa Montagnan, spacecraft operations manager of the mission. This is a very great experience. The European Space Agency reported, "BepiColombo space mission will conduct an in-depth study of the magnetic field present here, from the interior to the upper surface of this mysterious planet Mercury. Our efforts are to know about the origin of this planet Mercury and its evolution, which is closest to the Sun, through this mission."
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