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BepiColombo spacecraft in orbit around Mercury

BepiColombo spacecraft in orbit around Mercury


Date: 30 May 2011
Satellite: BepiColombo
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 (depicted in blue in this illustration). The Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) traces a lower orbit (shown in red) and is designed to study the planet itself.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
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