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Efter sina oerh\u00f6rt framg\u00e5ngsrika rymduppdrag till Mars, Venus och Titan ska Europa nu utforska Merkurius, den planet som ligger n\u00e4rmast solen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

BepiColombo, som \u00e4r uppkallad efter en ber\u00f6md italiensk matematiker som unders\u00f6kte den b\u00e4sta flygbana till Merkurius, kommer att bli en av de mest komplexa rymduppdragen som n\u00e5gonsin genomf\u00f6rts. Tre moduler kommer att skjutas upp mot solsystemets minsta planet \u2013 en europeisk rymdsond, en japansk rymdsond och en drivsektion som ska transportera de tv\u00e5 rymdfarkosterna till Merkurius.<\/p>\n

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Giuseppe (Bepi) Colombo, 1920\u20131984<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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BepiColombo p\u00e5 v\u00e4g mot Merkurius<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Varf\u00f6r \u00e5ka till Merkurius? Hittills har endast tv\u00e5 rymdfarkoster bes\u00f6kt planeten, och stora delar av dess yta har \u00e4nnu inte unders\u00f6kts i detalj. Det finns fortfarande m\u00e5nga fr\u00e5gor som BepiColombo ska besvara. Till exempel: varf\u00f6r best\u00e5r Merkurius huvudsakligen av j\u00e4rn? Varf\u00f6r har den ett magnetf\u00e4lt? Finns det vattenis i kalla, skuggade kratrar n\u00e4ra polerna?<\/p>\n

ESAs rymdsond \u201dMercury Planetary Orbiter\u201d kommer att vara utrustad med 11 instrument. Fr\u00e5n en pol\u00e4r omloppsbana kommer dessa att kartl\u00e4gga planetens yta, unders\u00f6ka dess inre, m\u00e4ta vilka \u00e4mnen dess bergarter best\u00e5r av och studera dess tunna atmosf\u00e4r. Den andra rymdsonden, Japans \u201dMercury Magnetospheric Orbiter\u201d, kommer att vara utrustad med fem instrument f\u00f6r att studera planetens magnetf\u00e4lt.<\/p>\n

BepiColombo kommer att bli den f\u00f6rsta rymduppdraget till denna mystiska planet som best\u00e5r av tv\u00e5 rymdsonder. Uppskjutningen ber\u00e4knas \u00e4ga rum i juli 2016. Efter en l\u00e5ng och kr\u00e5nglig resa genom det inre solsystemet kommer BepiColombo att n\u00e5 Merkurius \u00e5r 2024.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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