Photo: False Color
2019 Transit
Messenger
http://messenger.jhuapl.edu
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MESSENGER
@MESSENGER2011
http://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/2822-rare-transit-of-mercury-to-take-place-on-9-may
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/transit/catalog/MercuryCatalog.html
http://sci.esa.int/bepicolombo/
BepiColombo is Europe’s first mission to Mercury. It will set off in 2018 on a journey to the smallest and least explored terrestrial planet in our Solar System. When it arrives at Mercury in late 2025, it will endure temperatures in excess of 350 °C and gather data during its 1 year nominal mission, with a possible 1-year extension. The mission comprises two spacecraft: the Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) and the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO). BepiColombo is a joint mission between ESA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), executed under ESA leadership.
Videos
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/06/mercury-aint-nothin-to-with/523365
Planeta.com