Peak-ring On Mercury #2
by Nasa
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Peak-ring On Mercury #2
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Nasa
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Photograph - Photograph
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Taken about 28 minutes following MESSENGER's closest approach during the mission's second Mercury flyby, this NAC image, just one of a large mosaic set, focuses in on an impact basin with a nicely developed peak-ring structure. Subsequent impact events have resulted in smaller craters superimposed on top of the larger peak-ring basin. This basin is located in the un-imaged "gore" region in the Mariner 10 coverage of Mercury's surface, a gap that has largely been filled by images from MESSENGER's recent Mercury flyby. Peak-ring structures form during the impact process and can be found in many large basins on Mercury's surface.
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May 30th, 2013
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