Friday, February 15, 2013

Stieglitz Crater


At the bottom of this image is a part of the rim of crater Stieglitz. Alfred Stieglitz was an American photographer who lived from 1864 to 1946. His wife, painter Georgia O'Keeffe, is honored by a crater on the planet Venus.

Date acquired: July 21, 2011
Image Mission Elapsed Time (MET): 219733996
Image ID: 532053
Instrument: Wide Angle Camera (WAC) of the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS)
WAC filter: 7 (748 nanometers)
Center Latitude: 74.73°
Center Longitude: 66.86° E
Resolution: 108 meters/pixel
Scale: The crater at the top of the image is about 26 km (16 mi.) in diameter.
Incidence Angle: 78.3°
Emission Angle: 0.2°
Phase Angle: 78.3°

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

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