The beautiful rays of Debussy cross this scene located to the east of the crater. Though not as extensive as those of Hokusai, Debussy's rays extend hundreds of kilometers from the crater. Debussy was first observed as feature "A" in Earth-based radar acquired at the Goldstone Observatory in 1969.
Date acquired: March 14, 2012
Image Mission Elapsed Time (MET): 240247908
Image ID: 1517090
Instrument: Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) of the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS)
Center Latitude: -31.90°
Center Longitude: 28.14° E
Resolution: 99 meters/pixel
Scale: The image is approximately 120 km (75 miles) across
Incidence Angle: 44.2°
Emission Angle: 52.6°
Phase Angle: 28.1°
Photo credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington
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