When the BepiColombo spacecraft enters Mercury's orbit, it will separate into two orbiters that will focus on the planet's north and south poles. Among the questions it will probe, according to ...

They will also study its atmosphere, magnetosphere, and the effect of the solar wind, explore the origin of Mercury’s magnetic field, and analyze deposits at its poles. They'll also map the ...

a maneuver necessary to propel the mission into orbit around the planet Margherita Bassi Daily Correspondent Craters at Mercury's poles contain permanently shadowed areas that are some of the ...

The European and Japanese robotic explorer swooped as close as 183 miles (295 kilometers) above Mercury's night side before passing directly over the planet's north pole. The European Space Agency ...

Nearby volcanic plains and the largest impact cater on Mercury–over 930 miles wide ... will circle the planet’s northern and southern poles. “BepiColombo’s main mission phase may only ...

that will circle the planet’s poles. The spacecraft is named for the late Giuseppe (Bepi) Colombo, a 20th-century Italian mathematician who contributed to NASA’s Mariner 10 mission to Mercury ...