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Caught in a solar storm: BepiColombo watches particles rain onto Mercury

In September 2024, BepiColombo skimmed 165 km above Mercury just as the Sun erupted. Its SIXS detector caught energetic protons and electrons raining onto the surface of a planet with almost no atmosphere, showing how Mercury is partly shielded yet still bombarded — a rare close-up now published in Nature Astronomy.

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BepiColombo photographed Mercurius during a flyby on 4th of September 2024. Credit: ESA

In September 2024, BepiColombo skimmed 165 km above Mercury just as the Sun erupted. Its SIXS detector caught energetic protons and electrons raining onto the surface of a planet with almost no atmosphere, showing how Mercury is partly shielded yet still bombarded — a rare close-up now published in Nature Astronomy.

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