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Words and phrases

ÓîÖæº½¿ÕÑо¿é_°k™C˜‹ (¤¦¤Á¤å¤¦¤³¤¦¤¯¤¦¤±¤ó¤­¤å¤¦¤«¤¤¤Ï¤Ä¤­¤³¤¦) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Å·ÖÝÓîÖæ™Cév (¤ª¤¦¤·¤å¤¦¤¦¤Á¤å¤¦¤­¤«¤ó) European Space Agency

Îçáá (¤´¤´) p.m., afternoon

ÈÕ±¾•rég (¤Ë¤Û¤ó¤¸¤«¤ó) Japan Standard Time

Îçǰ (¤´¤¼¤ó) a.m., morning

Ã×¹ú (¤Ù¤¤¤³¤¯) the United States

ÒÔÍâ (¤¤¤¬¤¤) other than

³õ¤Î (¤Ï¤Ä¤Î) the first

Ë®ÐÇ (¤¹¤¤¤»¤¤) Mercury

̽–Ë™C (¤¿¤ó¤µ¤­) probe

2»ù (¤Ë¤­) two units

ÄÏÃ× (¤Ê¤ó¤Ù¤¤) South America

¥Õ¥é¥ó¥¹îI¥®¥¢¥Ê (¤Õ¤é¤ó¤¹¤ê¤ç¤¦¤®¤¢¤Ê)French Guiana

ÓîÖæ»ùµØ (¤¦¤Á¤å¤¦¤­¤Á) space center

´ò¤ÁÉϤ²¤ë (¤¦¤Á¤¢¤²¤ë) to launch

ÉÏ¿Õ (¤¸¤ç¤¦¤¯¤¦) in the sky

·Öëx¤¹¤ë (¤Ö¤ó¤ê¤¹¤ë) to separate

³É¹¦¤¹¤ë (¤»¤¤¤³¤¦¤¹¤ë) to succeed

~Ä꤫¤±¤ë (~¤Í¤ó¤«¤±¤ë) over ~ years

Ïò¤«¤¦ (¤à¤«¤¦) to go toward

ÓQœy (¤«¤ó¤½¤¯) observation

ŒgÊ©¤¹¤ë (¤¸¤Ã¤·¤¹¤ë) to carry out

»óÐÇ (¤ï¤¯¤»¤¤) planet

ÐÎ³É (¤±¤¤¤»¤¤) formation

šsÊ· (¤ì¤­¤·) history

ÄÚ²¿¤Î (¤Ê¤¤¤Ö¤Î) internal

˜‹Ôì (¤³¤¦¤¾¤¦) structure

½âÃ÷¤¹¤ë (¤«¤¤¤á¤¤¤¹¤ë) to reveal

Ŀָ¤¹ (¤á¤¶¤¹) to aim to

ÈÕÅ·(¤Ë¤Á¤ª¤¦) Japan-Europe

¹²Í¬¤Î (¤­¤ç¤¦¤É¤¦¤Î) joint

̽–Ë (¤¿¤ó¤µ) exploration

Ó‹»­ (¤±¤¤¤«¤¯) mission

é_°k¤¹¤ë (¤«¤¤¤Ï¤Ä¤¹¤ë) to develop

ÈÕ±¾¤Î (¤Ë¤Û¤ó¤Î) Japanese

Å·ÖݤΠ(¤ª¤¦¤·¤å¤¦¤Î) European

½YºÏ¤·¤¿¤Þ¤Þ (¤±¤Ä¤´¤¦¤·¤¿¤Þ¤Þ) to remain coupled

Ì«ê– (¤¿¤¤¤è¤¦) the sun

Öܤê (¤Þ¤ï¤ê) around

ºÎ¶È¤â (¤Ê¤ó¤É¤â) many times

Ðì¡©¤Ë (¤¸¤ç¤¸¤ç¤Ë) gradually

ËٶȤòÂä¤È¤¹ (¤½¤¯¤É¤ò¤ª¤È¤¹) to slow down

½Ó½ü¤¹¤ë (¤»¤Ã¤­¤ó¤¹¤ë) to approach

Ý”ËÍ™C (¤æ¤½¤¦¤­) transport module

·e¤à (¤Ä¤à) to carry

ïwÐнU· (¤Ò¤³¤¦¤±¤¤¤í) flight path

ÖÆÓù¤¹¤ë (¤»¤¤¤®¤ç¤¹¤ë) to control

½ì¤±¤ë (¤È¤É¤±¤ë) to deliver

Quick questions

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Translation

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and European Space Agency launched twin Mercury probes, the first non-U.S. Mercury probes, on an Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou space center in French Guiana, South America, in the afternoon of Oct. 19 (morning of Oct. 20 JST). The launch succeeded after the pair separated from the rocket in the sky. The mission will spend seven years cruising toward Mercury and carry out observations aimed at revealing the history of the planet¡¯s formation and its internal structure.

JAXA¡¯s Mercury Magnetosphere Orbiter Mio and ESA¡¯s Mercury Planetary Orbiter, which were developed as part of the Japan-Europe Mercury exploration mission, named BepiColombo, will remain coupled and go around the sun many times before gradually slowing down and approaching Mercury.

The transport module carries engines and ESA controls the flight path, delivering the two units to Mercury in seven years.

Answers

1) What was launched from Kourou space center on Oct. 19?

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The first non-U.S. Mercury probes.

2) What does the mission hope to reveal?

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The history of Mercury¡¯s formation and its internal structure.

3) How long will it take for the transport module to deliver the probes to Mercury?

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Seven years.