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Unnamed (and heavily degraded) Crater (possible Natural Colors; credits: Dr Paolo C. Fienga - Lunexit Team)
During orbits 423 through 424 on 22 September 1990, Magellan imaged this Impact Crater that is located at Latitude 10,7° North and Longitude 340,7° East. 
This Crater is shown as a representative of Venusian Craters that are of the proper diameter (about 15 Km) to be 'transitional' in their morphology between 'complex' and irregular'. 

Complex Craters account for about 96% of all craters on Venus with diameters larger than about 15 Km; they are thought to have been formed by the impact of a large, more or less intact, mass of asteroidal material that has not been excessively effected during its passage through the dense Venusian Atmosphere. 
Complex Craters are characterized by circular Rims, terraced Inner Wall Slopes, well developed Ejecta Deposits, and flat Floors with a Central Peak or Peak Ring. 

Irregular Craters make up about 60% of the Craters with diameters less than about 15 Km. Irregular Craters are thought to form as the result of the impact of asteroidal projectiles that have been aerodynamically crushed and fragmented during their passage through the Atmosphere. 
Irregular craters are characterized by irregular and/or discontinuous Rims and hummocky or multiple Floors. 

The 'Transitional' Crater shown here has a somewhat circular Rim like larger Complex Craters, but has the hummocky Floor and asymmetric Ejecta characteristic of smaller Irregular Craters. 
Parole chiave: Venus from orbit - Craters - Unnamed Crater

Unnamed (and heavily degraded) Crater (possible Natural Colors; credits: Dr Paolo C. Fienga - Lunexit Team)

During orbits 423 through 424 on 22 September 1990, Magellan imaged this Impact Crater that is located at Latitude 10,7° North and Longitude 340,7° East.
This Crater is shown as a representative of Venusian Craters that are of the proper diameter (about 15 Km) to be 'transitional' in their morphology between 'complex' and irregular'.

Complex Craters account for about 96% of all craters on Venus with diameters larger than about 15 Km; they are thought to have been formed by the impact of a large, more or less intact, mass of asteroidal material that has not been excessively effected during its passage through the dense Venusian Atmosphere.
Complex Craters are characterized by circular Rims, terraced Inner Wall Slopes, well developed Ejecta Deposits, and flat Floors with a Central Peak or Peak Ring.

Irregular Craters make up about 60% of the Craters with diameters less than about 15 Km. Irregular Craters are thought to form as the result of the impact of asteroidal projectiles that have been aerodynamically crushed and fragmented during their passage through the Atmosphere.
Irregular craters are characterized by irregular and/or discontinuous Rims and hummocky or multiple Floors.

The 'Transitional' Crater shown here has a somewhat circular Rim like larger Complex Craters, but has the hummocky Floor and asymmetric Ejecta characteristic of smaller Irregular Craters.

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Nome del file:Craters-Unnamed_Crater-PIA00468.jpg
Nome album:MareKromium / Venus
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Parole chiave:Venus / from / orbit / - / Craters / - / Unnamed / Crater
Copyright:NASA/JPL - Magellan Probe Project e Paolo C. Fienga/Lunexit Team per l'additional process. e la colorizzazione
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