MESSENGER went viral in 2012 when it spotted Mickey Mouse on Mercury! The largest of this coincidental collection of craters (Mickey's head), seen towards the top of this image, was recently named in honor of American film maker, actor, animator Walt Disney (1901-1966). North is down in this image.
Date acquired: July 20, 2011
Image Mission Elapsed Time (MET): 219617891
Image ID: 525880
Instrument: Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) of the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS)
Center Latitude: -66.68°
Center Longitude: 101.7° E
Resolution: 309 meters/pixel
Scale: Disney crater is approximately 113 km (70 mi.) in diameter.
Incidence Angle: 66.9°
Emission Angle: 33.6°
Phase Angle: 100.6°
Photo credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington
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