This image features a crater situated at the edge of the larger Oskison crater located in the plains north of Caloris basin. Due to MESSENGER's highly elliptical orbit, MDIS's Wide Angle Camera is capable of capturing higher resolution images in Mercury's northern hemisphere, such as this 58 meters per pixel view. A detailed look at the crater reveals its terraced walls, smooth floor, and its superposition on Oskison's shadowed rim.
Date acquired: August 01, 2011
Image Mission Elapsed Time (MET): 220677117
Image ID: 577219
Instrument: Wide Angle Camera (WAC) of the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS)
WAC filter: 7 (748 nanometers)
Center Latitude: 60.18°
Center Longitude: 141.9° E
Resolution: 58 meters/pixel
Scale: This crater is approximately 39 km (24 mi) in diameter.
Incidence Angle: 81.2°
Emission Angle: 0.8°
Phase Angle: 80.5°
Photo credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington
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