Messenger 7

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:aired_on gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:analysis ongoing after mission completion
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:spacecraft
gptkb:Johns_Hopkins_University_Applied_Physics_Laboratory
various international institutions
gptkbp:community_engagement increased interest in planetary science
gptkbp:contribution provided data for future missions
provided insights into planetary formation
revealed Mercury's geological history
analyzed Mercury's magnetic field structure
discovered water ice in polar craters
examined the planet's core structure
investigated the planet's atmosphere
mapped surface composition of Mercury
measured surface temperatures
studied solar wind interaction with Mercury
gptkbp:data_usage used by scientists worldwide
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:Venus
gptkb:Mercury
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Messenger 7
gptkbp:impact Mercury surface
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:MAG
GMI
MASCS
MDIS
XRS
RSI
NEAR
gptkbp:is_a_destination_for gptkb:Mercury
gptkbp:launch_date August 3, 2004
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Delta_II_7925
gptkbp:legacy enhanced understanding of Mercury
gptkbp:mass 1,100 kg
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Bepi_Colombo
Mercury orbit
planetary exploration
April 30, 2015
circular orbit around Mercury
gptkbp:mission_duration over 10 years
gptkbp:notable_achievement first spacecraft to orbit Mercury
gptkbp:operational_status completed mission
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:power_output solar panels
gptkbp:provides_information_on over 250,000 images
gptkbp:scientific_goals study Mercury's geology
study the planet's core
map Mercury's surface
understand the history of Mercury
analyze Mercury's exosphere
measure Mercury's magnetic field
gptkbp:status crashed into Mercury
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Much_Ado_About_Nothing_(1984_film)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4