BepiColombo probe captures stunning Mercury images in closest flyby yet BepiColombo made a close flyby of Mercury on Sept. 4, getting just 103 miles (165 kilometers) above the planet. https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XvkWD84EXPnZPGWno4knbf.jpg https://www.space.com/bepicolombo-mercury-probe-flyby-images