Science objectives
BepiColombo
- Investigate the origin and evolution of a planet close to the parent star
- Study Mercury's form, interior structure, geology, composition and craters
- Examine Mercury's exosphere
- Perform a test of Einstein's theory of general relativity, using Mercury's orbit
- Investigate the composition and origin of polar deposits
Mio
- Study why Mercury has a magnetic field when Mars and Venus do not
- Help to determine the origin of Mercury's magnetic field
- Study the structure and dynamics of Mercury's magnetic field