09-19-2015, 09:39 AM
Mercury is a great place for materials and energy as you point out, but I think the planet's magnetic field is pretty weak. So like many other places you'll need great shielding unless you want to go down underground on the surface for your colony.
Perhaps with the huge solar energy resources, is generating a protective magnetic field around an orbiting colony feasible?
Perhaps with the huge solar energy resources, is generating a protective magnetic field around an orbiting colony feasible?