Bright Rayed Crater (Enhanced Natural Colors; credits for the additional process. and color.: Dr Paolo C. Fienga - Lunar Explorer Italia)

The Ejecta of this (relatively, of course) "fresh" approx. 20-Km Impact Crater swept the Surface, leaving beautiful bright Rays. Crater Rays fade with time as smaller impacts mix them into the surrounding Soil while Particles from the Solar Wind change the Surface's Chemistry. Given a little time (perhaps a million years or so), this Unnamed Crater will look like the other similar-sized Craters in the frame.

Date acquired: November, 17th, 2011
Image Mission Elapsed Time (MET): 230018573
Image ID: 1023529
Instrument: Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) of the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS)
Center Latitude: 51,0° South
Center Longitude: 175,1° East
Resolution: 221 meters/pixel
Scale: the Rayed Crater is approximately 20 Km (about 12 miles) in diameter
Solar Incidence Angle: 53,1° (meaning that the Sun is about 36,9° above the Local Horizon)
Emission Angle: 37,8°
Sun-Mercury-MESSENGER (or "Phase") Angle: 78,6°