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Space/Science » in reply to re: A question on Caloris Basin

Thanks

The contrast just seems so extreme between the two images, plus
assuming the crater had not changed that much in 35 years, I was
surprised at how faint Caloris Basin looked in the MESSENGEr images.

Something tells me if Mariner 10 had seen it at a different angle in
1974, we might not even know it existed, or at the least it would
not be so memorable.

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