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BepiColombo has captured its first image of Mercury in the mid-infrared range.

The European Space Agency (ESA) has released the first image captured by the Mercury Radiometer and Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (MERTIS) onboard the BepiColombo spacecraft, enabling the study of the planet's surface in the mid-infrared range.
BepiColombo впервые запечатлел Меркурий в среднем инфракрасном диапазоне.
2024-12-12 10:00:36https://naked-science.ru/community/1016051
Составное изображение Меркурия в среднем инфракрасном и оптическом диапазонах / © MERTIS / DLR / University of Münster & NASA / Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory / Carnegie Institution of Washington

BepiColombo captured an image on December 1, 2024, during its fifth flyby of Mercury.

Составное изображение Меркурия в среднем инфракрасном и оптическом диапазонах с указанием кратера Басё / © MERTIS / DLR / University of Münster & NASA / Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory / Carnegie Institution of Washington

The new image displays a portion of the planet's largest crater — the 1500-kilometer-wide Plains of Heat. The image highlights the 75-kilometer impact crater Basyo.