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Mercury Composite Spacecraft


Date: 18 February 2007
Satellite: BepiColombo
Depicts: Mercury Composite Spacecraft (MCS)
Copyright: ESA

Artist's impression of the MCS comprising the two orbiters and the transfer module of the BepiColombo mission. Visible in this view are, from front to back: the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO) surrounded by the Sunshield; the Mercury Planetary Orbiter with its solar panel deployed; and the Mercury Transfer Module with the two solar array wings deployed.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
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