Thursday, January 12, 2012

Hollows at the Peaks in Eminescu Crater


The central peaks of Eminescu are revealed here at high resolution, showing off an impressive collection of hollows. Some of these hollows have coalesced into larger formations. North is down in this image.

Date acquired: December 05, 2011
Image Mission Elapsed Time (MET): 231610992
Image ID: 1099314
Instrument: Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) of the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS)
Center Latitude: 10.9°
Center Longitude: 114.5° E
Resolution: 33 meters/pixel
Scale: This image is approximately 66 km (41 mi.) across
Incidence Angle: 66.2°
Emission Angle: 59.2°
Phase Angle: 125.5°

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

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