Mercury MESSENGER mission

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Mercury_MESSENGER_mission

GPTKB entity

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:cost	$446 million (approximate)
gptkbp:duration	2004-2015
gptkbp:endDate	2015-04-30
gptkbp:enteredMercuryOrbit	2011-03-18
gptkbp:firstMercuryOrbiter	true
gptkbp:flyby	gptkb:Earth gptkb:Mercury gptkb:Venus
gptkbp:fundedBy	gptkb:NASA
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Mercury MESSENGER mission
gptkbp:instrument	gptkb:Energetic_Particle_and_Plasma_Spectrometer_(EPPS) gptkb:Gamma-Ray_and_Neutron_Spectrometer_(GRNS) gptkb:Mercury_Atmospheric_and_Surface_Composition_Spectrometer_(MASCS) gptkb:Mercury_Dual_Imaging_System_(MDIS) gptkb:Mercury_Laser_Altimeter_(MLA) gptkb:Radio_Science_(RS) gptkb:X-Ray_Spectrometer_(XRS) gptkb:Magnetometer_(MAG)
gptkbp:launchDate	2004-08-03
gptkbp:launchMass	1107.9 kg
gptkbp:launchSite	gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_SLC-17B
gptkbp:launchVehicle	gptkb:Delta_II_7925H
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Johns_Hopkins_University_Applied_Physics_Laboratory
gptkbp:missionType	flyby orbiter
gptkbp:notableFinds	complex geology of Mercury's surface detailed mapping of Mercury's magnetic field evidence of water ice at Mercury's poles volatile elements on Mercury's surface
gptkbp:notableProject	gptkb:Peter_D._Bedini
gptkbp:objective	map Mercury's surface study Mercury's chemical composition study Mercury's core study Mercury's exosphere study Mercury's geology study Mercury's magnetic field
gptkbp:officialName	gptkb:MErcury_Surface,_Space_ENvironment,_GEochemistry,_and_Ranging
gptkbp:operator	gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitType	over 4,000
gptkbp:principalInvestigator	gptkb:Sean_C._Solomon
gptkbp:spacecraft	gptkb:MESSENGER
gptkbp:target	gptkb:Mercury
gptkbp:wasteType	impact on Mercury
gptkbp:website	https://messenger.jhuapl.edu/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Sean_Solomon
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4