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Mercury is a planet.

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−	[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(planet) Mercury] is a small rocky planet in the inner solar system. As Mercury is deep in the Sun's gravity well, the energy to move materials from Mercury to Mars is very high. Reaching low orbit from the surface requires 3km/second in high thrust <math>\Delta</math>v, with another ~9km/second required to reach Earth or Mars<ref>https://i.imgur.com/SqdzxzF.png</ref><ref>https://i.imgur.com/AAGJvD1.png</ref>. This <math>\Delta</math>v can be ~~made~~ using [[Ion_thruster\|electric propulsion]] , probably as Solar Electric Propulsion. Mercury could eventually serve as a source of power for the solar system, as the solar flux at the surface, 9159 W/m2, is very high, compared to Earht's 1350 w/m2 or Mars' 600 W/m2. Beamed power could be sent to other planets in the solar system from Mercury's surface, although this might better be achieved using solar orbital power stations.	+	[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(planet) Mercury] is a small rocky planet in the inner solar system. As Mercury is deep in the Sun's gravity well, the energy to move materials from Mercury to Mars is very high. Reaching low orbit from the surface requires 3km/second in high thrust <math>\Delta</math>v, with another ~9km/second required to reach Earth or Mars<ref>https://i.imgur.com/SqdzxzF.png</ref><ref>https://i.imgur.com/AAGJvD1.png</ref>. This <math>\Delta</math>v can be produced using [[Ion_thruster\|electric propulsion]] , probably as Solar Electric Propulsion. Mercury could eventually serve as a source of power for the solar system, as the solar flux at the surface, 9159 W/m2, is very high, compared to Earht's 1350 w/m2 or Mars' 600 W/m2. Beamed power could be sent to other planets in the solar system from Mercury's surface, although this might better be achieved using solar orbital power stations.

	If mass drivers ever become common in the solar system, making the energy to transfer material from one gravity well to another a trivial cost, Mercury might serve as a mining resource. It has a very high density, and material from the core might be more easily accessible than for other planets.		If mass drivers ever become common in the solar system, making the energy to transfer material from one gravity well to another a trivial cost, Mercury might serve as a mining resource. It has a very high density, and material from the core might be more easily accessible than for other planets.

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-[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(planet) Mercury] is a small rocky planet in the inner solar system. As Mercury is deep in the Sun's gravity well, the energy to move materials from Mercury to Mars is very high. Reaching low orbit from the surface requires 3km/second in high thrust <math>\Delta</math>v, with another ~9km/second required to reach Earth or Mars<ref>https://i.imgur.com/SqdzxzF.png</ref><ref>https://i.imgur.com/AAGJvD1.png</ref>. This <math>\Delta</math>v can be made utilising [[Ion_thruster|electric propulation]] however, as it has much lower thrust requirements. Mercury could eventually serve as a source of power for the solar system, as the solar flux at the surface is very high at 5-10x the amount of energy from the sun per square meter<ref>https://books.google.com/?id=ERpMjmR1ErYC&pg=RA1-PA461</ref>.  Beamed power could be sent to other planets in the solar system from Mercury's surface, although this might best be achieved using solar orbital power stations.
+[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(planet) Mercury] is a small rocky planet in the inner solar system. As Mercury is deep in the Sun's gravity well, the energy to move materials from Mercury to Mars is very high. Reaching low orbit from the surface requires 3km/second in high thrust <math>\Delta</math>v, with another ~9km/second required to reach Earth or Mars<ref>https://i.imgur.com/SqdzxzF.png</ref><ref>https://i.imgur.com/AAGJvD1.png</ref>. This <math>\Delta</math>v can be made using [[Ion_thruster|electric propulsion]] , probably as Solar Electric Propulsion. Mercury could eventually serve as a source of power for the solar system, as the solar flux at the surface, 9159 W/m2, is very high, compared to Earht's 1350 w/m2 or Mars' 600 W/m2.   Beamed power could be sent to other planets in the solar system from Mercury's surface, although this might better be achieved using solar orbital power stations.
 If mass drivers ever become common in the solar system, making the energy to transfer material from one gravity well to another a trivial cost, Mercury might serve as a mining resource.  It has a very high density, and material from the core might be more easily accessible than for other planets.
-Similar to the moon, it has a metal rich regolith along with what appears to be permanently shaded regions at the poles that may harbor water or possibly other volatiles<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(planet)#Surface_conditions_and_exosphere</ref>. As such some have discussed the colonization of Mercury<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4aXmnQzJ0o</ref>.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BepiColombo BepiColombo], due to reach Mercury in 2025 will provide more detailed observations of the planet.
+Similar to the moon, it has a metal rich regolith along with what appears to be permanently shaded regions at the poles that may harbor water or possibly other volatiles<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(planet)#Surface_conditions_and_exosphere</ref>. As such, some have discussed the colonization of Mercury<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4aXmnQzJ0o</ref>.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BepiColombo BepiColombo], due to reach Mercury in 2025 will provide more detailed observations of the planet.
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 If mass drivers ever become common in the solar system, making the energy to transfer material from one gravity well to another a trivial cost, Mercury might serve as a mining resource.  It has a very high density, and material from the core might be more easily accessible than for other planets.
-Similar to the moon, it has a metal rich regolith along with what appears to be permanently shaded regions at the poles that may harbor water or possibly other volatiles<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(planet)#Surface_conditions_and_exosphere</ref>. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BepiColombo BepiColombo], due to reach Mercury in 2025 will provide more detailed observations of the planet.
+Similar to the moon, it has a metal rich regolith along with what appears to be permanently shaded regions at the poles that may harbor water or possibly other volatiles<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(planet)#Surface_conditions_and_exosphere</ref>. As such some have discussed the colonization of Mercury<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4aXmnQzJ0o</ref>.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BepiColombo BepiColombo], due to reach Mercury in 2025 will provide more detailed observations of the planet.
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-Mercury is a planet.  The nearest planet to the sun, Mercury has little to do with the colonization of Mars, at least in the short term.
+[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(planet) Mercury] is a small rocky planet in the inner solar system. As Mercury is deep in the Sun's gravity well, the energy to move materials from Mercury to Mars is very high. Reaching low orbit from the surface requires 3km/second in high thrust <math>\Delta</math>v, with another ~9km/second required to reach Earth or Mars<ref>https://i.imgur.com/SqdzxzF.png</ref><ref>https://i.imgur.com/AAGJvD1.png</ref>. This <math>\Delta</math>v can be made utilising [[Ion_thruster|electric propulation]] however, as it has much lower thrust requirements. Mercury could eventually serve as a source of power for the solar system, as the solar flux at the surface is very high at 5-10x the amount of energy from the sun per square meter<ref>https://books.google.com/?id=ERpMjmR1ErYC&pg=RA1-PA461</ref>.  Beamed power could be sent to other planets in the solar system from Mercury's surface, although this might best be achieved using solar orbital power stations.
 If mass drivers ever become common in the solar system, making the energy to transfer material from one gravity well to another a trivial cost, Mercury might serve as a mining resource.  It has a very high density, and material from the core might be more easily accessible than for other planets.
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+Similar to the moon, it has a metal rich regolith along with what appears to be permanently shaded regions at the poles that may harbor water or possibly other volatiles<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(planet)#Surface_conditions_and_exosphere</ref>. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BepiColombo BepiColombo], due to reach Mercury in 2025 will provide more detailed observations of the planet.
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