Degas Crater

Degas crater is shown here in spectacular detail. This high-resolution mosaic is made up of five separate images. The floor of the crater contains cracks that formed as the melt sheet cooled and contracted. Downslope movement of material on the central peaks and walls has exposed fresh, bright material.

Date acquired: April 07, 2012
Image Mission Elapsed Time (MET): 242296379, 242338160, 242338176, 242338192, 242379971
Image ID: 1617565, 1619567, 1619568, 1619569, 1621694
Instrument: Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) of the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS)
Center Latitude: 37.1°
Center Longitude: 232.7° E
Resolution: 32.5 meters/pixel
Scale: Degas is approximately 53 km (33 mi.) in diameter.
Incidence Angle: 68.5°
Emission Angle: 15.6°
Phase Angle: 52.8°

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

Note: This image looks very similar to a photo of De Graft Crater, taken earlier this year.