This view was captured as MDIS pointed to the east, which is oriented as the top of this image. Smooth plains extend into the distance, while the closer ground near the bottom of the image is more heavily cratered and hence rougher in texture. This location is on the edge of volcanic smooth plains that covers a great extent of Mercury's northern region.
Date acquired: August 12, 2011
Image Mission Elapsed Time (MET): 221626724
Image ID: 622112
Instrument: Wide Angle Camera (WAC) of the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS)
WAC filter: 7 (748 nanometers)
Center Latitude: 62.40°
Center Longitude: 321.6° E
Resolution: 242 meters/pixel
Scale: The bottom of this image is 220 kilometers (140 miles) across
Incidence Angle: 82.5°
Emission Angle: 59.4°
Phase Angle: 142.0°
Photo credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington
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