When the BepiColombo spacecraft enters Mercury's orbit, it will separate into two orbiters that will focus on the planet's north and south poles. Among the questions it will probe, according to ...

Cameras also captured views of neighboring volcanic plains and Mercury's largest impact crater ... The maneuver put the spacecraft on course to enter orbit around Mercury late next year.

Mercury's orbit is elongated, taking an almost oval- or egg-shaped course around the Sun. This means that its distance from the Sun varies throughout its circuit, between approximately 46 million and ...