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Listen to the sound of a flying #space probe!
A bit more than one and a half year, then #BepiColombo will arrive at Mercury. During its flight a special instrument registers all sorts of vibrations: "... fuel is slightly sloshing, the solar panels are vibrating at their natural frequency, heat pipes are pushing vapour through small tubes..."
The collected data was sped up to make it audible: https://dlmultimedia.esa.int/download/public/videos/2025/01/015/2501_015_AR_EN.mp4
Source: https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/BepiColombo
Diese Woche ist viel los: Beim Förderkreis Planetarium Göttingen hält am Dienstag, 4. Februar 2025 um 19:30h Harald Krüger vom MPS Göttingen den Vortrag
"Flug zum Merkur - Die Reise der Raumsonde BepiColombo zum innersten Planeten unseres Sonnensystem"
https://www.planetarium-goettingen.de/vortragsreihe/abstract.php?termin=2025-02-04T19:30
Ort: Zentrales Hörsaalgebäude der Uni Göttingen, Hörsaal 008, Wegbeschreibung:
https://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/8935.html
Alle Vorträge der FPG-Vortragsreihe "Faszinierendes Weltall":
https://www.planetarium-goettingen.de/vortragsreihe/vortraege31.php
www.planetarium-goettingen.deFörderkreis Planetarium Göttingen
- Vortragsreihe "Faszinierendes Weltall"Webseiten des Förderkreis Planetarium Göttingen e.V.
Die #Esa hat die Vibrationen, die #BepiColombo während des Vorbeiflugs am 8.1. am #Merkur erfahren hat, für uns hörbar gemacht. Die Vibrationen wurden von dem Experiment ISA (Italian Spring Accelerometer) aufgezeichnet und dann in einen für uns passenden Frequenzbereich verschoben.
Klingt irgendwie ganz schön gespenstisch. 
Mehr Erklärungen dazu, was genau zu hören ist bei der Esa (auf Englisch): https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2025/01/The_sounds_of_BepiColombo_s_sixth_flight_past_Mercury
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Détails dans l'article mis à jour : https://reves-d-espace.com/sixieme-et-dernier-survol-de-mercure-par-la-sonde-bepicolombo/
6e et dernier survol de Mercure le 8 janvier dernier. La mission 
#BepiColombo est désormais dans la zone d’influence de la voisine la plus proche de notre Soleil 
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Plus d'infos dans notre dernier article 
https://cnes.fr/actualites/bepicolombo-six-survols-observations-fructueuses-de-mercure
cnes.frBepiColombo : six survols et des observations fructueuses de Mercure | CNESLe vaisseau européen a effectué son dernier survol avec succès le 8 janvier. Prochaine étape : sa mise en orbite autour de la petite planète rocheuse.
#BepiColombo (joint satellite project between the EU and Japan's space agencies) flew by Mercury for the sixth time a few weeks ago #space https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/BepiColombo/Top_three_images_from_BepiColombo_s_sixth_Mercury_flyby
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#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
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#BepiColombo is a joint mission between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to study the planet Mercury.
The mission will perform a comprehensive study of Mercury, including characterization of its magnetic field, magnetosphere, and both interior and surface structure.
https://knowledgezone.co.in/trends/browser?topic=BepiColombo
#PhotoOfTheDay: Top three images from #BepiColombo's sixth #Mercury flyby
On 8 January 2025, the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission flew past Mercury for the sixth time.
The spacecraft flew just a few hundred kilometres above the planet's north pole. Close-up images expose possibly icy craters whose floors are in permanent shadow, and the vast sunlit northern plains.
Greg Cocks Spacecraft Buzzes Mercury's North Pole And Beams Back Stunning Photos
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https://phys.org/news/2025-01-spacecraft-mercury-north-pole-stunning.html <-- shared technical article
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001yqp3 <-- shared BBC In Our Time podcast
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[I have been following this for some time, but even more so since an excellent May ’24 podcast I listened to, link above…]
#GIS #spatial #space #mapping #InOurTime #podcast #BBC #spacecraft #mercury #flyby #extraterrestrial #planet #solarsystem #BepiColombo #ESA #JAXA #exploration #remotesensing #satellite #imagery #photo
@ESA @JAXA @InOurTime
That's no moon!
Three cool images from BepiColombo's sixth Mercury flyby.
Les 3 images publiées par l'ESA décrites dans mon article : https://reves-d-espace.com/sixieme-et-dernier-survol-de-mercure-par-la-sonde-bepicolombo/
[Physique des plasmas spatiaux] Lors du récent survol de la planète #Mercure par la sonde #BepiColombo, les deux analyseurs d’électrons de Mercure (MEA) construits par l’IRAP ont collecté de précieuses données concernant les populations d'électrons dans l’environnement magnétique et plasma de Mercure : https://www.irap.omp.eu/2025/01/des-retrouvailles-avec-bepicolombo-tres-attendues-pour-son-sixieme-survol-de-mercure/
La physique des plasmas spatiaux était enseignée par Dominique Le Quéau au début des années 1990 ... Il fut le professeur, le directeur de thèse, le collègue et ami, de toute une génération d'astronomes toulousains ... Sa disparition nous attriste 
#BepiColombo flew just 295 km above Mercury's surface on the planet's cold, dark night side. Around seven minutes later, it passed directly over the Mercury's north pole before getting clear views of the planet's sunlit north.
