On **Wednesday**, BepiColombo flew approximately **295 km** (183 miles) above Mercury's **north pole**.
This flyby marks the **sixth and final** close encounter before the spacecraft orbits the planet in **2026**.
BepiColombo was built by **Airbus** and launched in **2018**, consisting of **two satellites** designed to gather planetary data.
After this last flyby, the spacecraft's cameras will no longer capture close-up images as it prepares to separate from its satellites.
Scientists aim to analyze results from this flyby to uncover more about Mercury's **composition** and the potential existence of **water** in its craters.