Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Hollows in an Unnamed Basin


The image above shows an area within an unnamed basin that has been etched by hollows. This is the only area within the basin in which hollows are found. To the bottom left, part of the peak ring of the basin can be seen. This peak ring has been modified by subsequent impacts.

Date acquired: February 13, 2013
Image Mission Elapsed Time (MET): 3038823
Image ID: 3509823
Instrument: Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) of the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS)
Center Latitude: 43.52°
Center Longitude: 291.5° E
Resolution: 21 meters/pixel
Scale: This image is ~23 km (14 mi.) across.
Incidence Angle: 74.2°
Emission Angle: 10.4°
Phase Angle: 63.8°

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

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