Taken about 28 minutes following MESSENGER 2010-2019's closest approach during the mission's second Mercury flyby,this NAC image,just one of a large mosaic set,focuses in on an impact basin with a nicely developed peak-ring structure. Subsequent impact events have resulted in smaller craters superimposed on top of the larger peak-ring basin. Peak-ring structures form during the impact process and can be found in many large basins on Mercury's surface. Color enhanced version of BM4390 | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / NASA |
Taille de l’image : | 1200 px × 1207 px |
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