Friday, February 8, 2013

Peaks from an Unnamed Crater


The central peaks of an unnamed 38-km crater fill this scene. The sun is coming from the left side of the frame, so that the peaks cast their shadows to the right. North is to the right in this image.

Date acquired: December 15, 2012
Image Mission Elapsed Time (MET): 264103036
Image ID: 3147414
Instrument: Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) of the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS)
Center Latitude: 76.84°
Center Longitude: 139.9° E
Resolution: 12 meters/pixel
Scale: This scene is 13 km (8 mi.) across
Incidence Angle: 77.0°
Emission Angle: 12.6°
Phase Angle: 71.2°

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

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