eric: "Why does it take so long to get to Mercury? https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/BepiColombo/Why_does_it_take_so_long_to_get_to_Mercury"

Why does it take so long to get to Mercury? esa.int/Science_Expl...

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Earth is on average ten times closer to Mercury than Jupiter, but missions to both planets can take a similar amount of time to reach their science orbits. Why is that?