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#89713. Asked by TWOBITS3. (Dec 11 07 11:59 AM)
myrab51
There is currently no way for a person to travel to Mercury. One problem is areas of Mercury can be as hot as 800° F during the day and -275° by night.
Source:
'The Complete Book of Our Solar System Grade 3'
ISBN: 1-57768-605-5
Pg 54
The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Space Exploration Agency (JAXA) Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) are cooperating to send a pair of probes called BepiColombo to explore Mercury, the planet closest to the Sun.
European engineers say the mission will be one of the most challenging long-term planetary projects because Mercury orbits very close to the Sun. That makes it difficult for a spacecraft to travel there. Mercury also is difficult to observe from a distance.
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