Rays from Debussy Crater (Absolute Natural Colors; credits for the additional process. and color.: Dr Paolo C. Fienga - Lunexit Team)

Bright Rays, consisting of Impact Ejecta and Secondary Craters, spread across this NAC image and radiate from Debussy Crater, located at the top. The image, acquired during the first orbit for which MDIS was imaging, shows just a small portion of Debussy's large System of Rays in greater detail than ever previously seen. Images acquired during MESSENGER's second Mercury Fly-By showed that Debussy's Rays extend for hundreds of Km across Mercury's Surface. Debussy Crater was named in March 2010, in honor of the French composer Claude Debussy (1862-1918).

Date Acquired:March 29, 2011
Image Mission Elapsed Time (MET):209885555
Image ID:65082
Instrument: Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) of the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS)
Center Latitude: 36,4° South
Center Longitude: 16,1° East
Resolution: approx. 300 mt/pixel (0,19 miles/pixel)
Scale: Debussy Crater has a diameter of about 80 Km