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European space probe sends back Mercury photos
By EUobserver
BepiColombo, a probe launched by the European Space Agency, an intergovernmental body of 22 European countries, has sent back its first photographs of Mercury from 200km above the planet's surface. The spacecraft, which has been travelling since 2018, will do five more fly-bys, taking ever-better pictures with high-resolution cameras, before entering into orbit around Mercury permanently in 2025.