BepiColombo at Mercury - Separation of Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter

by: ESA/Novapix
Reference: e-son25-03015
Date: 2018-03-13

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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