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BepiColombo at Mercury - Separation of Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter

author: ESA/Novapix

reference: e-son25-03015

Image Size 300 DPI: 45 * 25 cm

Artist’s impression showing the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter being ejected from the Mercury Planetary Orbiter. The module is spun up by the ejection. The sunshield structure remains attached to the Mercury Planetary Orbiter during this operation, and is ejected later.

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2018 - BEPICOLOMBO - ILLUSTRATION - MERCURY - MERCURY MAGNETOSPHERIC ORBITER - MERCURY PLANET ORBITER - MMO - MPO - PLANET - SOLAR PANEL - SPACE - SPACECRAFT - SPACEPROBE -