| Manufacturer: | Silicon Graphics International |
| Release Date: | circa 2016 |
| Decommission Date: | May 12, 2021 |
| Os: | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server |
| Flops: | 252 teraflops |
| Memory: | 86 TB |
| Cpu: | Intel Xeon X5670 |
Merope was a cluster composed of repurposed Intel Xeon X5670 (Westmere) processors that were once part of the Pleiades supercomputer. The system is used both for running real-world computational jobs for NASA scientists and engineers and for testing purposes. Housed in an auxiliary processing center located about 1 kilometer from the NAS facility at NASA Ames Research Center.
Merope (pronounced MEH-reh-pee) is named after one of the seven stars that make up the Pleiades open star cluster in the constellation Taurus.