Dr. Victoria Grinberg
@vicgrinberg@mastodon.social
- professional PhD astrophysicist #XraysAreTheBestRays - published author & artist - #ClimateCrisis & Astronomers for Planet Earth - science communication #VicisAstro - artwork #VicisArt - book recs #VicisBooks - foodie & chef #ViciCooks - living between Zuid-Holland (50%), Süddeutschland (20%) & on the road (30%) - she/her Housekeeping: - private account, not speaking for my employer - most posts expire after 12 months - direct messages from non-mutuals are blocked & ignored
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BepiColombo mission is about to arrive at Mercury!
It's a pretty nifty design: ESA's Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) and JAXA's Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (Mio) are travelling to #Mercury as a compostive spacecraft, stacked on top of a transfer module. So separation & arrival will happen in stages.
▶️ https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2018/10/BepiColombo_arrival_at_Mercury_timeline?p
Planetary science is a good reminder that science needs long-term planning and foresight. #BepiColombo was launched in 2018!
#astrodon #space #ESA #JAXA #VicisAstro