JAXA shows Mercury probe to press

JAXA shows Mercury probe to press

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency displays its Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, to the press in March 2015. The probe is due to be launched during fiscal 2016 and start observation in 2024. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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