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Space hardware built in San Antonio at SwRI will soon take measurements on Mercury

Space hardware built in San Antonio at SwRI will soon take measurements on Mercury
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On board the BepiColombo spacecraft is Strofio, a neutral mass spectrometer specifically designed to sample the sparse exosphere around Mercury. The spacecraft is a joint mission of the European and Japanese space agencies and was launched in 2018.

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