As the planets leave, Mercury is a world of extremes – and which does not always make much sense. Its iron core is absurdly and inexplicably enormous. Despite his burning temperature, he trapped ice cream with his posts. It is also struck every day by wild solar storms – as the earth only experiences once per century.
Suzie Imber hopes that she can help us know a little better the planet thanks to her work as a co-researcher with Europe and Japan BEPICOLOMBO missionWho made his final overview last week and closest to Mercury, helping him to slow down before he entered orbit in 2026. Imber, based at the University of Leicester, in the United Kingdom, is an expert on space weather and says that his studies on Mercury could help us prepare for the worst solar storms here on Earth. She was also, in 2017, the BBC winner Astronauts: Do you have what it takes?A glove which opposed competitors to the rigors of the space trip.
Imbalance New scientist Why is it so excited about sending a mission to Mercury, which we hope to know more about this intriguing planet and if it could one day venture to the final border itself.
Jonathan O'Callaghan: Why are we going back to Mercury now?
Suzie Imber: There are many reasons. From a high level point of view, it is a fairly unexplored planet. We had three flies and an orbital mission – the NASA messenger, which orbited between 2011 and 2015 – but the more we learn,…
