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BepiColombo probe captures haunting Mercury image on 5th of 6 gravity assist flybys (photo)

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BepiColombo made its fifth of six flybys of Mercury on Sunday ( Dec. 1 ) The probe was 200 times farther from the planet than on its previous flyby.

The probe is now set to be inserted into Mercury 's orbit in November 2026 .

It launched in 2018 atop an Ariane 5 rocket on an eight-year voyage.

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