Sunday, April 8, 2012

Shadowed Terraces


This image provides a look at the curvy walls and terraces of an unnamed crater located in the vast expanse of volcanic plains in Mercury's northern region. North is toward the top right corner.

Date acquired: March 15, 2012
Image Mission Elapsed Time (MET): 240291628
Image ID: 1519191
Instrument: Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) of the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS)
Center Latitude: 68.98°
Center Longitude: 31.48° E
Resolution: 23 meters/pixel
Scale: Scene is approximately 12 km (7 miles) across
Incidence Angle: 73.1°
Emission Angle: 11.3°
Phase Angle: 84.5°

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

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