On Thursday, the European Space Agency released first-ever photos taken by the European-Japanese explorer after reaching the closest point above Mercury's night side, and north pole.
It came as close as 183 miles above Mercury's night side before passing over the planet's north pole.
The latest released photos showed detailed shots of Mercury's carters like the volcanic plains of the planet.
This was the sixth and final flyby by BepiColombo spacecraft since its launch in 2018.
The space device is set to enter the orbit of Mercury next year.
The spacecraft holds two orbiters, one for Europe and the other for Japan, that will scan the planet's poles.
The spacecraft is named for the late Italian mathematician Giuseppe Colombo due to his contributions to NASA's Mariner 10 mission to Mercury in the 1970s.
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