The two large craters in this scene are located in Goethe basin, a 383-km-diameter basin in the northern plains of Mercury. Portions of these craters are in areas of permanent shadow and host radar-bright materials.
Date acquired: March 29, 2012
Image Mission Elapsed Time (MET): 241545232
Image ID: 1580685
Instrument: Wide Angle Camera (WAC) of the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS)
WAC filter: 7 (748 nanometers)
Center Latitude: 82.99°
Center Longitude: 314.2° E
Resolution: 67 meters/pixel
Scale: The upper crater is approximately 25 km (15.5 mi.) in diameter.
Incidence Angle: 83.0°
Emission Angle: 28.3°
Phase Angle: 83.7°
Photo credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington
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