located a little above the spacecraft equipment that appears in the view. Smaller, new craters have marked the interior. Mercury’s largest impact crater, the Caloris basin, appears in the lower ...

This maneuver brought the spacecraft to just 185 miles (295 ... ridges” caused by the cooling and contraction of Mercury’s interior. These features provide a unique glimpse into the planet ...

Credit: ESA/BepiColombo/MTM The BepiColombo spacecraft has made its sixth ... two possible mechanisms that carry material from Mercury's interior to its surface: volcanic activity and craters ...