#PPOD: This is one of a series of images taken by the ESA/JAXA #BepiColombo mission on 8 January 2025 as the spacecraft sped by for its sixth and final gravity assist maneuver at the planet. After flying over the planet's north pole, the spacecraft had clear views of #Mercury's sunlit northern hemisphere. The image shows that large regions of Mercury's heavily cratered surface are smoothed over by lava from volcanic eruptions. Credit: ESA/BepiColombo/MTM
