European spacecraft to blast off on mission to Mercury

A European Space Agency (Esa) craft is set to blast off from the Earth bound for Mercury, the mysterious planet closest to the sun.
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A European Space Agency (Esa) craft is set to blast off from the Earth bound for Mercury, the mysterious planet closest to the sun.
I wonder what will they do in Mercury. Explore if it can be inhabited? Hehe
The smallest planet in the solar system and innermost. ESA what will do there under so hot from sun. I doubt this craft alive with effect of sun hot and power.