Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Ts'ai Wen-Chi Crater and the Long Scarp


A long scarp runs vertically through the center of this image, deforming pre-existing craters along its length. At the bottom of this image, the scarp cuts through the wall and floor of the crater Ts'ai Wen-Chi (124 km diameter), named for the Han Dynasty poet and composer.

Date acquired: August 04, 2011
Image Mission Elapsed Time (MET): 220977824
Image ID: 591397
Instrument: Wide Angle Camera (WAC) of the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS)
WAC filter: 7 (748 nanometers)
Center Latitude: 27.73°
Center Longitude: 337.4° E
Resolution: 432 meters/pixel
Scale: This image is approximately 600 km (370 miles) across
Incidence Angle: 81.9°
Emission Angle: 38.2°
Phase Angle: 120.2°

Photo credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington

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