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ZZ-Mercury-Global_View_of_the_Surface-PIA11795_fig1.jpgVarious Mercurian Surface Features (natural colors; credits: Lunar Explorer Italia)57 visiteThis NAC image displays a number of interesting geologic features characteristic of Mercury’s Surface.
The Crater indicated by the yellow arrow has unusual bright material on its floor, likely due to rocks of a different chemical composition. Bright material also has been seen in the craters Sander and Kertész.
The pink arrows point to a pair of larger and older craters that have been flooded with now solidified volcanic lava, similar to flooding seen at the impact basin Raphael. In the lower right-hand corner of the image is a large peak-ring Basin, about 210 Km (approx. 130 miles) in diameter, which also appears to have been flooded with lava. There is also a small Scarp (or "Cliff") within that Basin that cuts through a smaller crater at the edge of the Basin's inner ring, at the point indicated by the blue arrow.
Scarps on Mercury are often seen intersecting Impact Craters, such as this dramatic, previously released image from the mission's second Mercury flyby (see, for example, PIA11358).
The green arrows on the left side of the image indicate a series of Secondary Crater Chains. Chains of small craters such as these are formed when ejecta are expelled from a Primary Crater after the initial impact. Secondaries are widespread across Mercury's Surface, as was also discussed in the caption to this previously released image (see PIA10178).
Unraveling Mercury's Geologic History requires investigating the complex and overlapping relationships of Volcanic Plains, Impacts and Scarps seen on the Planet's Surface.

Date Acquired: October 6, 2008
Image Mission Elapsed Time (MET): 131774026
Instrument: Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) of the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS)
Resolution: 540 meters/pixel (0,33 miles/pixel)
Scale: This image is about 550 Km (approx. 340 miles) across
Spacecraft Altitude: about 21.000 Km (approx. 13.000 miles)
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SOL558-Panoramic-GB-LXT.jpgDark Skyline - Sol 558 (Photo-composite - Natural Colors; credits: Dr G. Barca)57 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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SOL476-2N168639368EDNAAACP1572L0M1.jpgLate Afternoon on Mars... - Sol 476 (MULTISPECTRUM 2; credits: Lunexit)57 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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SOL476-2N168639331EDNAAACP1572L0M1.jpgLate Afternoon on Mars... - Sol 476 (MULTISPECTRUM; credits: Lunexit)57 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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SOL476-2N168639267EDNAAACP1572L0M1.jpgLate Afternoon on Mars... - Sol 476 (MULTISPECTRUM; credits: Lunexit)57 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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SOL480-2N168966341EDNAAACP1580L0M1.jpgRocky Panorama and Skyline - Sol 480 (Natural Colors; credits: Lunar Explorer Italia)57 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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SOL477-2P168726853EDNAAACP2618L2M1.jpgEvening Hours... - Sol 477 (Natural Colors; credits: Lunar Explorer Italia)57 visiteQuesta colorizzazione è stata fatta solo per rispondere ad un nostro Lettore e quindi dimostrare che il nostro Processing Multispettrale opera sull'immagine A PRESCINDERSI dalle dimensioni della medesima.MareKromium
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SOL480-2N168995794EDNAAB2P1580L0M1.jpgRocky Panorama and Skyline - Sol 480 (Natural Colors; credits: Lunar Explorer Italia)57 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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SOL480-2N168995731EDNAAB2P1580L0M1.jpgRocky Panorama and Skyline - Sol 480 (Natural Colors; credits: Lunar Explorer Italia)57 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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SOL480-2N168982228EFFAAB2P1755R0M1.jpgHorizon... - Sol 480 (Natural Colors; credits: Lunar Explorer Italia)57 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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SOL480-2N168966415EDNAAACP1580L0M1.jpgRocky Panorama and Skyline - Sol 480 (Natural Colors; credits: Lunar Explorer Italia)57 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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SOL377-2P159833185EFFA2HPP2358R1M1.jpgPanorama (2) - Sol 377 (Natural Colors; credits: Lunar Explorer Italia)57 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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