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BepiColombo passed just 165km above the planet’s surface, 35km more than originally planned.
The spacecraft is making use of nine planetary flybys to help steer itself into orbit around Mercury .
The resulting pictures offer an exciting new view of the planet, as, for the first time, the spacecraft had a clear view of Mercury 's south pole.
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