Grainger Crater

Grainger crater, seen at the bottom of this image, exhibits a tall central peak and interesting color features, including low-reflectance material and hollows. Grainger crater was named in 2012 for Australian composer, arranger, and pianist Percy Grainger (1882-1961), many of whose compositions are considered standards of the wind symphony/military band genre.

Date acquired: January 30, 2012
Image Mission Elapsed Time (MET): 236408235
Image ID: 1330758
Instrument: Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) of the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS)
Center Latitude: -42.90°
Center Longitude: 105.3° E
Resolution: 119 meters/pixel
Scale: Grainger crater is approximately 113 km (70 mi.) in diameter.
Incidence Angle: 65.3°
Emission Angle: 16.7°
Phase Angle: 81.7°

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