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Re:Spacecraft will fly by Venus week after announcement on s... by mthoms on Thursday September 17, 2020 @11:19AM (#24505700)
>BepiColumbo will get much closer to Venus next time — only about 550 kilometers away.

Is this a typo or will the spacecraft actually pass that close to Venus?

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Re:Spacecraft will fly by Venus week after announcement on s... by frenchwhisker on Thursday September 17, 2020 @11:35AM (#24505926)
Apparently it will, according to the ESA site: https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/bepicolombo-flyby/venus1flyby
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