on mercury? i down is, why can t the craft landed on mercury? on mercury? i think we will eventually on mercury? i think we will eventually land on mercury? i think we will eventually land on - on mercury? i think we will eventually land on it i on mercury? i think we will eventually land on it but i on mercury? i think we willl eventually land on it but the on mercury? i think we will- eventually land on it but the way that planetary missions normally work is you might fly past and get a sense of the environment, then launch another mission which is a larger mission to go to orbit around the planetary body, then you gain a lot more insights into the surface and the dynamics, then later on, you might send a land are, as happened on mars, when you know where you want to land it and you understand the environment better. that takes ares! isn t the environment better. that takes ages! isn t it the environment better. that takes ages! isn t it frustrating? the environment better.
back to scientists on earth. joining us now is dr suzie imber, who s associate professor in space physics at the university of leicester and part of the mission team. so, you helped build it, basically, or developed parts of the probe? yes, our group at the university built one of the instruments on board that is currently on its way to mercury. 50 board that is currently on its way to mercury- to mercury. so where is it now, what s happening? to mercury. so where is it now, what s happening? it to mercury. so where is it now, what s happening? it launchedl to mercury. so where is it now, | what s happening? it launched in 2018 and it what s happening? it launched in 2018 and it has what s happening? it launched in 2018 and it hasjust what s happening? it launched in 2018 and it hasjust reached - what s happening? it launched in 2018 and it hasjust reached the l 2018 and it has just reached the orbit of mercury, it will fly past mercury tomorrow morning. we are seeinr the