What would it take to land on Mercury? It’s time to find out, scientists say
Space.com: Steven Hauck, professor in the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, explained what makes Mercury interesting and the challenges scientists face in studying it. “Mercury is sort of a planet of extremes—you’ve got the hot and cold temperatures, you’ve got the fact that it spins on its axis three times for every two times it goes around the sun,” he said.