Future Space
For centuries, Mercury, the smallest and closest planet to the Sun, has remained shrouded in mystery. While Venus, Mars, and even distant Jupiter have captured humanity’s attention and imagination, Mercury has often been overlooked, sitting in the Sun’s blinding shadow. Its proximity to our star and its extreme conditions have made it one of the most difficult planets to study. But that all changed recently when new, high-resolution images of Mercury were captured for the first time in human history. And what they revealed shocked even the most seasoned scientists. What we found on Mercury is unlike anything we’ve ever seen before – and it’s more terrifying than we ever anticipated.
Credit Voyager