BepiColombo thrusters plasma simulation

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BepiColombo thrusters plasma simulation
BepiColombo thrusters plasma simulation. BepiColombo is a joint mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to explore Mercury. Launching in October 2018, it will arrive at Mercury in December 2025. One component is ESA's Mercury Transfer Module (MTM), tested here in this simulation. When the MTM fires its electric propulsion thrusters an ion beam is produced from the xenon propellant, generating charged particles that can be accelerated further using an electric field. This simulation tracks the particles in the beam as well as those that diffuse around the spacecraft. The simulation (from a supercomputer) shows the density of the plasma flowing around the spacecraft: red represents high density, blue is low density. Image published in 2018.
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Crédit: Science Photo Library / EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY / Felicien Filleul
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