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The Mercury Gamma-Ray and Neutron Spectrometer (MGNS) Onboard the Mercury Planetary Orbiter of the BepiColombo Mission: Design Updates and First Measurements in Space
Schulz, R.; Mitrofanov, I. G.; Kozyrev, A. S. +7 more
An updated set of goals and objectives for the Mercury Gamma and Neutron Spectrometer (MGNS) are presented based on the most recent findings of the MESSENGER mission. The updated design of MGNS with the new CeBr3 crystal for detection of gamma-ray along with its benefits for the detection of 40K and K/Th ratio are discussed. …
BepiColombo Ground Segment and Mission Operations
Murakami, G.; Martinez, S.; Budnik, F. +7 more
The ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission to Mercury was launched in October 2018. It includes two scientific Mercury orbiters, flying as a single stack during the seven years interplanetary transfer, and as individual spacecraft operated by their respective space Agencies ESA and JAXA once deployed in their respective scientific orbit around Mercury. Thre…
The Origins and Geological Histories of Deimos and Phobos: Hypotheses and Open Questions
Head, James W.; Ramsley, Kenneth R.
Quantitative measurements and photographic imaging of the moons of Mars set limits on several key geological conclusions-such as the orbits of the moons. Other examples include their estimated bulk densities where Phobos has a density of ∼1.876 g/cm3 and Deimos has a lower and less certain density of ∼1.48 g/cm3. Imaging data…
Correction to: SERENA: Particle Instrument Suite for Determining the Sun-Mercury Interaction from BepiColombo
Kallio, E.; Schmidt, W.; Barabash, S. +118 more
A Correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-021-00809-8