A pair of craters, each with well-developed central peaks, can be seen in this high-resolution image. In the larger crater, a series of broad central peaks form a ring, while in the smaller, younger crater, one steep central peak dominates the central uplift.
Date acquired: November 26, 2012
Image Mission Elapsed Time (MET): 262402154
Image ID: 3026494
Instrument: Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) of the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS)
Center Latitude: 11.66°
Center Longitude: 245.8° E
Resolution: 48 meters/pixel
Scale: The image is 49 km (30 miles) across.
Incidence Angle: 65.7°
Emission Angle: 0.4°
Phase Angle: 65.3°
Photo credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington
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