BepiColombo MMO's science instruments
Date: 05 July 2017
Satellite: BepiColombo
Depicts: Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter
Copyright: ESA/ATG medialab
The science instruments of BepiColombo's Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter. There are five instrument suites in total, several of which have multiple subsystems.
- MDM: Mercury dust monitor
- MAST-MGF/SC (MMO-MAG): Magnetometer / magnetic sensors
- MPPE: Mercury plasma particle experiment (MIA: Mercury Ion Analyser, HEP: High-energy particle; ENA: Energetic neutrals analyser; MSA: Mercury mass spectrum analyser)
- MSASI: Mercury sodium atmospheric spectral imager
- PWI: Plasma wave investigation; (WPT: Wire probe antenna; MEFISTO: Mercury electric field in situ tool)
In this view only the MDM and some subsystems of MPPE are visible; see this image for details of the other instruments.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
