The Weather on Mercury

** "The Weather on Mercury" by Joseph Samachson is a science fiction novella that sends a team to Mercury in search of a missing explorer, Kalinoff, where they find the planet’s weather is anything but predictable. Captain Lamoureux leads the expedition through bizarre weather, like rain and snow on typically dry Mercury, while also dealing with tension within the team caused by the reckless McCracken and the suspicious Carvalho. Their mission takes an interesting turn upon discovering Kalinoff, revealing a clever scheme involving the native Mercury inhabitants and their unusual use of weather as communication. The story blends humor and suspense as the crew struggles to overcome both environmental hurdles and their own internal conflicts to survive on this strangely volatile planet. **