This oblique view shows a portion of the rim of the crater Eminescu. The angle of this image provides a great perspective for viewing the spectacular cliffs that formed as material slumped from the crater rim into the crater interior, as well as small ponds of impact melt perched on the rim. North is down in this image.
Date acquired: December 05, 2011
Image Mission Elapsed Time (MET): 231611014
Image ID: 1099316
Instrument: Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) of the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS)
Center Latitude: 9.8°
Center Longitude: 115.5° E
Resolution: 34 meters/pixel
Scale: The scene is approximately 35 km (22 miles) from north to south.
Incidence Angle: 65.1°
Emission Angle: 60.1°
Phase Angle: 125.3°
Photo credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington
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