Editing Mobile Exploration Lab

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| name        = Mobile Exploration Lab
| series      = [[Micronauts]]
| image       = [[File:Mobileexplorationlab-box.jpg|240px]]
| caption     = Mobile Exploration Lab box
| first       = ''Micronauts'' volume 1 issue 7 by Marvel Comics
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| creator     = Mego
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| alias       = Hyperion 12 
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| lbl1 = Japanese name
|data1 = Conning Tower
| lbl2 = Release number
|data2 = 71060
| lbl21 = Abilities
|data21 = *[[Oxygen independence]]
* [[Shapeshifting]]
* [[Superhuman durability]]
* [[Superhuman longevity]]
* [[Superhuman strength]]
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'''Mobile Exploration Lab''' (Conning Tower in Japan) is a fictional vehicle and robot in the ''[[Micronauts]]'' series introduced in 1976.

==Micronauts==

===Development===
The patent for the [[Stratastation]] gives examples of combining it with the Mobile Exploration Lab and [[Gyrotron]].

The Conning Tower was release by Takara in 1974. 

The Mobile Exploration Lab was released by Mego in 1976. It was also released by Airfix. 

According to [[Bryan Wilkinson]] on [[Facebook]], one concept considered by Palisades Toys for Space Gliders was including stickers which would denote if he was the captain of a [[Battle Cruiser (Micronauts)|Battle Cruiser]] or Mobile Exploration Lab.

In 2018 [[Mathew Robert Ignash]] released several parts for the Mobile Exploration Lab on [[Shapeways]].

===Reception===
*[https://youtu.be/mqiMIGCcUG8 Mobile Exploration Lab review on YouTube by Gojitron]

===Comics===
====1979 Marvel Comics====
The Mobile Exploration Lab appeared in issue 7 of the Marvel Comics ''Micronauts'' series. 

[[image:micronauts-image-mel.jpg|left|thumb|120px|Mobile Exploration Lab in Image Comics]]
====2003 Image Comics====
A Mobile Exploration Lab was seen among Baron Karza's fleet in ''Micronauts Karza'' issue 4 by [[Image Comics]].

====2016 IDW Publishing====
The Mobile Exploration Lab is seen among the vehicles of the Ministry of Science in IDW Publishing's ''Micronauts'' 1.

====2018 Micronauts Protectors of Inner Space====
[[image:Mpois33.jpg|right|thumb|120px|Micronauts Protectors of Inner Space issue 33]]
Mobile Exploration Labs appear in the 2018 art series ''[[Micronauts Protectors of Inner Space]]'' by Brian Vox. Mobile Exploration Lab  unit Hyperion 12 appears on the cover of issues 33.

===Toys===
*'''''Takara Microman'' Conning Tower''' (1974)
:Features a missile launcher later remolded and used on the ''Micronauts'' Hornertoid.

*'''''Mego Micronauts'' Mobile Exploration Lab''' (1976)
:A remold the Takara Microman Conning Tower toy. This toy has a new hidden missile launcher remolded from the one that comes with Galactic Warrior.

*'''''Airfix Micronauts'' Mobile Exploration Lab''' (1978)

*Several [https://cults3d.com/en/search?q=Micronauts+Mobile+Exploration+Lab parts for Mobile Exploration Lab] are available on [[Cults3d]].

===Gallery===
<gallery>
image:mel-pois.jpg|Mobile Exploration Lab fan art by Brian Vox
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
*http://www.innerspaceonline.com/mel.htm
*http://micronauts.wikia.com/wiki/Mobile_Exploration_Lab
*http://www.microforever.com/Conningtowerbase.htm

[[Category:1:18 scale]]
[[Category:5mm peg compatible toys]]
[[Category:1976 toys]]
[[Category:1978 toys]]
[[Category:Airfix toys]]
[[Category:Fictional aircraft]]
[[Category:IDW Publishing vehicles]]
[[Category:Mego toys]]
[[Category:Micronauts]]