 Date acquired: June 08, 2011 Image Mission Elapsed Time (MET): 216024751 Image ID: 353853 Instrument: Wide Angle Camera (WAC) of the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS) WAC filter: 7 (748 nanometers) Center Latitude: 30.60° Center Longitude: 117.8° E Resolution: 259 meters/pixel Scale: The scene is about 138 km (86 mi.) wide. Incidence Angle: 66.0° Emission Angle: 12.2° Phase Angle: 53.8°
Of Interest:This view is of a portion of the northern rim and ejecta of the Raditladi impact basin. Smooth deposits correspond to impact melt that ponded in low areas of the basin floor, wall terraces, and exterior ejecta. In a basin-forming event, large volumes of rock are melted by the tremendous energy of the impacting asteroid or comet.
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| Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington |
Wednesday, 28 September 2011
I Melt With You: Nasa Messenger Mission Image of the Day Gallery 28 Sept 2011
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