BepiColombo is Europe's first mission to Mercury.
It will set off in 2018 on a journey to the smallest and least explored terrestrial planet in our
Solar System. When it arrives at Mercury in late 2025, it will
endure temperatures in excess of 350 °C and gather data during its 1 year nominal mission,
with a possible 1-year extension. The mission comprises two spacecraft: the Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO)
and the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO). BepiColombo is a joint mission between ESA and the Japan Aerospace
Exploration Agency (JAXA), executed under ESA leadership.
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BepiColombo is Europe's first mission to Mercury.
It will set off in 2018 on a journey to the smallest and least explored terrestrial planet in our
Solar System. When it arrives at Mercury in late 2025, it will
endure temperatures in excess of 350 °C and gather data during its 1 year nominal mission,
with a possible 1-year extension. The mission comprises two spacecraft: the Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO)
and the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO). BepiColombo is a joint mission between ESA and the Japan Aerospace
Exploration Agency (JAXA), executed under ESA leadership.
| Role | Person | StartDate | StopDate | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ProjectScientist | spase://CNES/Person/CDPP-AMDA/J.Benkhoff |