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Challenges in Studying Mercury Highlighted by Experts
- Mercury remains one of the most elusive and difficult planets in our solar system to study.
- Sending probes to Mercury is more challenging than to other celestial bodies like Saturn's moons or Pluto.
- Despite the upcoming Bepi Colombo mission, a lander mission is necessary to fully understand Mercury.
- Landing on Mercury is considered more difficult than landing on icy moons of Saturn or Jupiter, or even Pluto.
- The need for a lander mission to study Mercury is highlighted by experts despite ongoing missions.