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by wickedwillie on June 17th, 2005

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Why is it so difficult for an exploration spacecraft from Earth to reach Mercury?

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  • by tjtx41 on January 28th, 2006

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    Getting to Mercury isn't all that difficult. The closeness of the Sun makes temperature regulation of the electronics problematical. Beyond that there is little interest in Mercury because the extreme temperatures preclude the presence of water and therefore no hope of finding signs of life.

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    • Not to mention that Mercury does not really appear to be all that different from the Moon.

      Glenn Blaylock

      by Glenn Blaylock on January 30th, 2006

    • Actually Mercury is quite interesting, that's why NASA launched
      MESSENGER (MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and
      Ranging) in 2004. among its jobs is verification of observations from
      the 90s of possible water ice at the poles.

      Anonymous

      by Anonymous on January 21st, 2007

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