Studying the composition and mineralogy of the Hermean surface with the Mercury Radiometer and Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (MERTIS) for the BepiColombo …

H Hiesinger, J Helbert, G Alemanno, KE Bauch… - Space Science …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Launched onboard the BepiColombo Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) in October
2018, the Mercury Radiometer and Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (MERTIS) is on its way to …

SIMBIO-SYS: scientific cameras and spectrometer for the BepiColombo mission

G Cremonese, F Capaccioni, MT Capria… - Space science …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract The SIMBIO-SYS (Spectrometer and Imaging for MPO BepiColombo Integrated
Observatory SYStem) is a complex instrument suite part of the scientific payload of the …

Widespread small grabens consistent with recent tectonism on Mercury

B Man, DA Rothery, MR Balme, SJ Conway… - Nature Geoscience, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Since Mariner 10 first imaged Mercury in 1974, tectonic landforms dominated by
shortening structures have been extensively documented. Contractional tectonism on …

BepiColombo-mission overview and science goals

J Benkhoff, G Murakami, W Baumjohann, S Besse… - Space science …, 2021 - Springer
BepiColombo is a joint mission between the European Space Agency, ESA, and the
Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA, to perform a comprehensive exploration of …

SERENA: particle instrument suite for determining the Sun-Mercury interaction from BepiColombo

S Orsini, SA Livi, H Lichtenegger, S Barabash… - Space science …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract The ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission to Mercury will provide simultaneous
measurements from two spacecraft, offering an unprecedented opportunity to investigate …

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 …

Less than one weight percent of graphite on the surface of Mercury

R Xu, Z **ao, Y Wang, J Cui - Nature Astronomy, 2024 - nature.com
The surface of Mercury is enriched in carbon compared with the other terrestrial bodies. Up
to 4 wt% of carbon in the form of graphite has been invoked to explain its mysteriously low …

Internal differentiation and volatile budget of Mercury inferred from the partitioning of heat-producing elements at highly reduced conditions

H Pirotte, C Cartier, O Namur, A Pommier, Y Zhang… - Icarus, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding the behavior of elements under highly reduced conditions is fundamental to
explain the differentiation, crust formation, and volatile budget of Mercury. Here we report …

Investigating Mercury's environment with the two-spacecraft BepiColombo mission

A Milillo, M Fujimoto, G Murakami, J Benkhoff… - Space science …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract The ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission will provide simultaneous measurements
from two spacecraft, offering an unprecedented opportunity to investigate magnetospheric …

A mid-infrared study of synthetic glass and crystal mixtures analog to the geochemical terranes on mercury

A Morlok, C Renggli, B Charlier, O Namur, S Klemme… - Icarus, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The MERTIS (MErcury Radiometer and Thermal Infrared Spectrometer) onboard of
the BepiColombo ESA/JAXA mission to Mercury will map the surface of Mercury in the …