Mercury Images
Steven Dutch, Natural and Applied Sciences,
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
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General Views
 | Because of its rotational resonance, Mercury has two "hot poles" where the sun shines straight down when Mercury is closest to the Sun. This radio map shows them clearly. |
 | A Mariner 10 mosaic of Mercury |
The Caloris Basin
Chaotic Terrain
Scarps
Intercrater Plains
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Most of Mercury has fairly wide plains between craters. These intercrater plains indicate that Mercury was resurfaced after most of its early impact bombardment, probably by volcanism.
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The Snowball in Hell
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Created 6 April 1999, Last Update 6 April 1999
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