Munch, Sander and Poe Crater

Sander, Munch and Poe are a trio of impact craters within the Caloris Impact Basin (see PIA10359).
Munch and Poe were recently named (see PIA11762), while Sander received its name in the first set of feature names (see PIA10611) after MESSENGER’s first Mercury flyby. Munch is named for Edvard Munch (1863-1944), the Norwegian artist and painter of "The Scream".
The crater Poe takes its name from Edgar Allan Poe, the 19th century American writer and poet.
Sander is named for the German photographer August Sander (1876-1964).

Sander Crater exhibits very bright material within its Rim, while Munch and Poe each are surrounded by dark material. The presence of both bright and dark materials suggest that there is a diversity of rock types on and below Mercury's Surface, with different mineralogical compositions from those of the volcanic plains that comprise the majority of the floor of Caloris Basin.
The 3 Craters are located in the far northern part of the Caloris Basin. The basin Rim (see PIA10942), indicated by yellow arrows, can be seen in the upper left and extending across the top of this image, and many fractures within Caloris Basin (see PIA10606) are visible in the lower portion of this image.

Date Acquired: January 14, 2008
Image Mission Elapsed Time (MET): 108828587
Instrument: Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) of the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS)
Resolution: 520 meters/pixel (0,32 miles/pixel)
Scale: This image is about 550 Km (approx. 340 miles) across
Spacecraft Altitude: about 20.400 Km (approx. 12.400 miles)