Artist impression of BepiColombo in front of Mercury
Artist impression of BepiColombo in front of Mercury
The mission will reach Mercury after a seven-year-long journey. The solar panels of the Mercury Transfer Module have a span of about 30 metres. In the centre of the formation, with the smaller solar panel, is the Mercury Planetary Orbiter. Above that is the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter, contributed by the Japanese space agency JAXA for the BepiColombo mission.
