BepiColombo spacecraft in orbit around Mercury
Date: 17 January 2011
Copyright: ESA
BepiColombo consists of two spacecraft that will orbit Mercury. The Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO) follows a larger orbit and investigates the planet's magnetic field. The Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) traces a lower orbit and is designed to study the planet itself.
Last Update: 1 September 2019