Hidden Details of Mercury’s Surface Revealed in Groundbreaking Infrared Imaging
The BepiColombo ballistic capsule flew past Mercury for the fifth clip last week , revealing the planet in mid - infrared light for the first time . The images break details of the temperature and constitution of the close planet to the Sun . BepiColombolaunchedin October 2018 and is schedule to get at Mercury inNovember 2026 , about a year afterwards than ab initio planned . BepiColombopulled offits closest flyby and fourth sobriety assist of Mercury in early September , and now , the spacecraft ’s fifth straits of the planet has unwrap new data about the scorching - spicy - by - day , frigid - by - night planet ....