Why send a mission to Mercury? #shorts

Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, orbiting at 40% of the distance from Earth to the Sun. That means it’s a lot warmer than Earth, reaching ~430°C during the day. But it’s got very little atmosphere, because it’s been so cooked by the Sun, meaning it gets down to -170°C at night. Giving it the biggest day/night temperature swing of any planet in the solar system. It also orbits the Sun faster than any other planet in the Solar System at 29 miles per second, with a year, or the time it ta