BBC Knowledge Asia Edition 3

(Marcin) #1
An artist’s impression of our
arrival at Mercury. In reality,
the chosen location would
be in constant darkness

the impacts of comets and frozen in


the permanent shadows – life support


for future colonists. But aside from


science exploration and perhaps


some pretty extreme tourism, why


would we ever want to go to


Mercury?


In fact, Mercury could be one of the


Solar System’s most strategically


valuable locations...


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