ESA’s BepiColumbo continues its journey to Mercury by making another flyby … of Mercury! This is the third of six planned flybys of its destination planet, each of which gives the spacecraft a gravitational deceleration. Eventually, it’ll slow down enough to go into its final operational orbit.
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BepiColumbo Makes its Third Flyby of Mercury, Seeing the Planet's Night Side
ESA’s BepiColumbo continues its journey to Mercury by making another flyby … of Mercury! This is the third of six planned flybys of its destination planet, each of which gives the spacecraft a gravitational deceleration. Eventually, it’ll slow down enough to go into its final operational orbit. In the most recent flyby on June 19, … Continue reading "BepiColumbo Makes its Third Flyby of Mercury, Seeing the Planet's Night Side"