Fairbanks in Alaska is telling us that Mercury has magnetic "storms". Given that this dwarf-planet has no atmosphere, I take it these are sparks coming off the surface.
Mercury has that mix of low gravity and proximity to the sun which makes delta-V a pain to approach this planet. On the plus (heh) side the Sun also provides a lot of energy.
I wonder about levitating material off the Mars-tier surface with magnets; not even superconductors but plain magnets.
Mercury looks a candidate for running an orbital ring around it, which would at least offer a wider net to catch incoming cargo (mostly food and water). Also there could be SML2 but shielding this might be a pain compared to SVL2. Newton famously doesn't work as well for Mercury.
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