Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Impact Crater on Pantheon Fossae


The troughs of Pantheon Fossae extend across this scene, located between Cunningham and Apollodorus craters. This 14-km crater appears to have formed after Pantheon Fossae, with its ejecta covering the troughs.

Date acquired: December 25, 2011
Image Mission Elapsed Time (MET): 233263747
Image ID: 1179175
Instrument: Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) of the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS)
Center Latitude: 31.1°
Center Longitude: 159.8° E
Resolution: 40 meters/pixel
Scale: The large impact crater is approximately 14 km (8 miles) in diameter
Incidence Angle: 31.2°
Emission Angle: 4.1°
Phase Angle: 32.5°

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

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