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The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing to launch a British-made spacecraft to explore Mercury at the same time 3:45 Morning, at 2:45 am UK time (9:45 pm ET) on Saturday, October 20th, here are the highlights of this task:
– The spacecraft is expected to begin a five-billion-kilometer journey to Mercury.
– The spaceship has a name BepiColombo It will be launched from the European spaceport of Kourou, French Guiana.
– It will take seven years to the space ship of the European Space Agency to reach the planet closest to the sun.
– In 2025, two probes, one European and one Japanese, will be placed in orbit around Mercury, the least explored planet of the solar system.
– Scientists hope 1.4 billion pound ($ 1.8 billion) mission will reveal some of Mercury's secrets, such as its spectacular volcanic orifices and water ice in mysterious parts of the planet burning.
– The answers they receive will shed new light on the origins and evolution of the solar system.
– A key feature of the vehicle BepiColombo This is the first interplanetary mission using advanced electrical ion technology.
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