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Spacecraft’s malfunction results in unprecedented views of Mercury

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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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86

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89

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1

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semi-formal

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English

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55

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short-lived

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