Colonizing Mercury

Today we take a trip inward, to explore Sun-Scorched Mercury. Mercury is the nearest planet to the Sun, a seeming airless wasteland little discussed in conversations about colonizing our solar system. Today we will challenge that, and show that Mercury may be one of the most promising places for humanity to make new homes on. Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: Watch Isaac’s Interview on TMRO: Visit our Website: Join Nebula: Support us on Patreon: Support us on Subscribestar: Facebook Group: Reddit: Twitter: on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: Listen or Download the audio of this episode from Soundcloud: Episode’s Audio-only version: Episode’s Narration-only version: Credits: Outward Bound: Colonizing Mercury Season 4, Episode 23 Writers: Isaac Arthur Editors: A.T. Long Darius Said Derek Hightower Edward Nardella Keith Blockus Jerry Guern Luca DeRosa Luke Parrish Mark Warburton Oliver Epsom Sam McNamara Sigmund Kopperud Producer: Isaac Arthur Cover Artist: Jakub Grygier Graphics Team: Jarred Eagley Jeremy Jozwik Justin Dixon Katie Byrne Ken York Kris Holland (Mafic Studios) Kristijan Tavar Mihail Yordanov Sergio Botero Narrator: Isaac Arthur Music Manager: Luca De Rosa - lucaderosa2@ Music: Markus Junnikkala, “Hail the Victorious Dead“ Koalips, “Kvazar“ Aerium, “Fifth Star of Aldebaran“ Kai Engel, “Endless Story about Sun and Moon“ Denny Schneidemesser, “Across the Universe“ Lombus, “Cosmic Soup“