This image focuses on the central peaks and impact melt of Hokusai crater. The contrast between the illuminated sides of these peaks and their shadows make this a striking image. It is interesting to note that the smooth floor surrounding the mountains was formed from cooling impact melt generated from the heat and energy of the original impact. The crater's name honors the Japanese painter and printmaker, Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) who possessed a slight obsession with the famous volcano Mt. Fuji. Hokusai's most well known work is "Mount Fuji Seen Below a Wave at Kanagawa."
Date acquired: July 29, 2011
Image Mission Elapsed Time (MET): 220460258
Image ID: 566860
Instrument: Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) of the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS)
Center Latitude: 58.03°
Center Longitude: 16.52° E
Resolution: 24 meters/pixel
Scale: The image is approximately 28 km wide (17 mi.)
Incidence Angle: 75.4°
Emission Angle: 28.5°
Phase Angle: 104.0°
Photo credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington
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