The BepiColombo planetary magnetometer MPO-MAG: what can we learn from the Hermean magnetic field?

D Heyner, HU Auster, KH Fornaçon, C Carr… - Space Science …, 2021 - Springer
The magnetometer instrument MPO-MAG on-board the Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) of
the BepiColombo mission en-route to Mercury is introduced, with its instrument design, its …

Geodesy, geophysics and fundamental physics investigations of the BepiColombo mission

A Genova, H Hussmann, T Van Hoolst, D Heyner… - Space science …, 2021 - Springer
In preparation for the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission to Mercury, thematic working groups
had been established for coordinating the activities within the BepiColombo Science …

BepiColombo—Comprehensive exploration of Mercury: Mission overview and science goals

J Benkhoff, J Van Casteren, H Hayakawa… - Planetary and Space …, 2010 - Elsevier
BepiColombo is an interdisciplinary mission to explore Mercury, the planet closest to the
sun, carried out jointly between the European Space Agency and the Japanese Aerospace …

In situ multi-spacecraft and remote imaging observations of the first CME detected by Solar Orbiter and BepiColombo

EE Davies, C Möstl, MJ Owens, AJ Weiss… - Astronomy & …, 2021 - aanda.org
Context. On 2020 April 19 a coronal mass ejection (CME) was detected in situ by Solar
Orbiter at a heliocentric distance of about 0.8 AU. The CME was later observed in situ on …

Vectorized magnetometer for space applications using electrical readout of atomic scale defects in silicon carbide

CJ Cochrane, J Blacksberg, MA Anders… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Magnetometers are essential for scientific investigation of planetary bodies and are
therefore ubiquitous on missions in space. Fluxgate and optically pumped atomic gas based …

BepiColombo science investigations during cruise and flybys at the Earth, Venus and Mercury

V Mangano, M Dósa, M Fränz, A Milillo… - Space Science …, 2021 - Springer
The dual spacecraft mission BepiColombo is the first joint mission between the European
Space Agency (ESA) and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to explore …

BepiColombo observations of cold oxygen and carbon ions in the flank of the induced magnetosphere of Venus

LZ Hadid, D Delcourt, Y Saito, M Fränz, S Yokota… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract On 10 August 2021, the Mercury-bound BepiColombo spacecraft performed its
second fly-by of Venus and provided a short-lived observation of its induced …

Review of Mercury's dynamic magnetosphere: Post-MESSENGER era and comparative magnetospheres

W Sun, RM Dewey, S Aizawa, J Huang… - Science China Earth …, 2022 - Springer
This review paper summarizes the research of Mercury's magnetosphere in the Post-
MESSENGER era and compares its dynamics to those in other planetary magnetospheres …

Challenges on Mercury's interior structure posed by the new measurements of its obliquity and tides

G Steinbrügge, M Dumberry, A Rivoldini… - Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We present calculations of interior models of Mercury that are constrained to match
Mercury's mean density, normalized moment of inertia factor (MoI), and 88 days libration …

Flux Transfer Event Showers at Mercury: Dependence on Plasma β and Magnetic Shear and Their Contribution to the Dungey Cycle

WJ Sun, JA Slavin, AW Smith… - Geophysical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Mercury's flux transfer event (FTE) showers are dayside magnetopause crossings
accompanied by large numbers (≥ 10) of magnetic flux ropes (FRs). These shower events …