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.

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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 https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier

Graphics Team:

Jarred Eagley

Jeremy Jozwik

Justin Dixon

Katie Byrne

Ken York

Kris Holland (Mafic Studios) www.maficstudios.com

Kristijan Tavar

Mihail Yordanov

Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc

Narrator:

Isaac Arthur

Music Manager:

Luca De Rosa - [email protected]

Music:

Markus Junnikkala, "Hail the Victorious Dead" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/

Koalips, "Kvazar" http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Koalips/

Aerium, "Fifth Star of Aldebaran" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ

Kai Engel, "Endless Story about Sun and Moon" https://www.kai-engel.com/

Denny Schneidemesser, "Across the Universe" https://soundcloud.com/denny-schneidemesser

Lombus, "Cosmic Soup" https://lombus.bandcamp.com