BepiColombo - Mission Overview and Science Goals
Orsini, S.; Quemerais, E.; Glassmeier, K. -H.; Cremonese, G.; Thomas, N.; Baumjohann, W.; Hiesinger, H.; Besse, S.; Huovelin, J.; Kasaba, Y.; Hayakawa, H.; Yoshikawa, I.; Murakami, G.; Iess, L.; Heyner, D.; Zender, J.; Mitrofanov, I. G.; Bunce, E.; Milillo, A.; Saito, Y.; Benkhoff, J.; Hussmann, H.; Montagnon, E.; Casale, M.; Kobayashi, M.; Iafolla, V.; Novara, M.; Reininghaus, U.; Santoli, F.; Stramaccioni, D.; Sutherland, O.
Netherlands, Japan, Austria, Spain, United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Finland, Russia, France, Switzerland
Abstract
BepiColombo is a joint mission between the European Space Agency, ESA, and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA, to perform a comprehensive exploration of Mercury. Launched on 20th October 2018 from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, the spacecraft is now en route to Mercury.