This spectacular image is a mosaic of three separate NAC frames. It gives us a close-up look at the enigmatic Kertesz crater and its extensive system of hollows.
Date acquired: January 11, 2013
Image Mission Elapsed Time (MET) Since 8 January, 2013: 187422, 187426, 187430
Image ID: 3307043, 3307044, 3307045
Instrument: Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) of the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS)
Center Latitude: 27.38°
Center Longitude: 146.3° E
Resolution: 30 meters/pixel
Scale: Kertesz crater is approximately 31 km (19 mi.) in diameter.
Incidence Angle: 80.5°
Emission Angle: 16.2°
Phase Angle: 64.3°
Photo credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington
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