The ship BepiColombo will reach the target supposedly in December 2025. Scientists hope to get information about the magnetic field and surface properties of the planet nearest to the Sun..

The Euro-Japanese space probe BepiColombo early in the morning on Saturday, October 20, launched to Mercury.

Launcher Ariane 5 with Bepicolombo was launched from the Kourou launch site in French Guyana.

According to specialists, the probe, whose length is 6.40 meters, and weight - 4.1 tons, will reach the planet nearest to the Sun in December 2025. Then, two autonomous satellites will separate from it, which will explore Mercury from two different orbits..

Scientists hope, among other things, to obtain information about the magnetic field and surface properties of the smallest planet in the solar system.. It is reported by Deutsche Welle.