Mio is JAXA's Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter carried by BepiColombo. After deployment at Mercury, the spinning spacecraft will study Mercury's magnetic field, magnetosphere, plasma environment and dust with five instrument suites.
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Mercury Magnetospheric OrbiterMMOBepiColombo Mio
Name
Mio
Slug
bepicolombo-mio
Status
active
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Mio is JAXA's Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter carried by BepiColombo. After deployment at Mercury, the spinning spacecraft will study Mercury's magnetic field, magnetosphere, plasma environment and dust with five instrument suites.