BepiColombo Spacecraft Headed to Mercury Snaps 1st Photo, a Selfie

Monday, October 22, 2018 - 06:30 in Astronomy & Space

The European-Japanese BepiColombo mission captured its first photo on Saturday (Oct. 20), a day after lifting off from French Guiana. The image is a selfie showing a solar array and an insulation-wrapped sun sensor.

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