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      <ResourceName>BepiColombo</ResourceName>
      <AlternateName>Bepi-Colombo</AlternateName>

      <ReleaseDate>2019-03-01T20:05:54Z</ReleaseDate>
      <Description>BepiColombo is Europe's first mission to Mercury. 
        It will set off in 2018 on a journey to the smallest and least explored terrestrial planet in our 
        Solar System. When it arrives at Mercury in late 2025, it will 
        endure temperatures in excess of 350 °C and gather data during its 1 year nominal mission, 
        with a possible 1-year extension. The mission comprises two spacecraft: the Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) 
        and the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO). BepiColombo is a joint mission between ESA and the Japan Aerospace 
        Exploration Agency (JAXA), executed under ESA leadership.    
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        <Role>ProjectScientist</Role>
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        <URL>http://sci.esa.int/bepicolombo</URL>
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    <Location>
      <ObservatoryRegion>Mercury</ObservatoryRegion>
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      <StartDate>2018-10-20T02:13:28</StartDate>
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