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A question on Caloris Basin

Socrates II — 10/8/2008 2:37:36 AM (archived)

You know that really big crater Mariner 10 saw at the day-night
terminator of Mercury called Caloris Basin:

http://www.brera.mi.astro.it/apod/ap960120.html

Why did it look so vague in the MESSENGER images?

The crater has huge mountains rimming it - how can it appear so
flat even accounting for different lighting between the two images?

In other words - why did it look so cool in 1974 and so bland in 2008?

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• Mercury - Raoul - 10/7/2008 5:38:43 AM
  • MER-CU-RY !!!!! - Raoul - 10/7/2008 5:07:59 PM
    • re: MER-CU-RY !!!!! - Raoul - 10/7/2008 6:25:45 PM
      • You want rays? We got RAYS! - nick hoffman - 10/7/2008 8:55:17 PM
        • re: You want rays? We got RAYS! - E.P. - 10/8/2008 10:03:52 PM
          • re: You want rays? We got RAYS! - nick hoffman - 10/9/2008 12:12:36 PM
            • re: You want rays? We got RAYS! - gbaikie - 10/9/2008 11:08:52 PM
              • −297 °F to 801 °F - E.P. - 10/12/2008 5:22:48 AM
                • I think the reason you have to ask is, it is not known... - alcaray - 10/13/2008 2:19:23 AM
                • [Please moderate your language] - Moderator Nick - 10/12/2008 9:22:59 AM
                • re: −297 °F to 801 °F - gbaikie - 10/12/2008 9:10:04 AM
      • GO RAO-UL - Robert - 10/7/2008 8:31:51 PM
        • re: Mercury similar to.... - Raoul - 10/7/2008 9:12:57 PM
          • re: Mercury similar to.... - gbaikie - 10/8/2008 1:05:53 AM
            • A question on Caloris Basin - Socrates II - 10/8/2008 2:37:36 AM
              • Sun at the horizon or Sun vertical: relief visble or no relief (n/t) - Raoul - 10/8/2008 5:40:02 AM
              • re: A question on Caloris Basin - gbaikie - 10/8/2008 3:52:22 AM
                • Thanks - Socrates II - 10/8/2008 1:38:21 PM