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Mariner 10 photomosaic of the Caloris Basin on Mercury

author: JPL/Novapix

reference: a-mer03-00011

Image Size 300 DPI: 15 * 17 cm

The Caloris Basin, shown here in a 1 kilometer per pixel mosaic, is one of the largest basins in the solar system, its diameter exceeds 1300 kilometers and is in many ways similar to the great Imbrium basin on the Moon.

Keywords for this photo:

1974 - 1975 - ASTRONOMY - BLACK AND WHITE - CALORIS BASIN - CRATER - IMPACT CRATER - MARINER - MARINER 10 - MERCURY - PLANET -