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Pits and Scarps

NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington2015-04-08

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Lessing crater can be seen in the lower left of this image. Instead of the typical central peak found in a complex crater on Mercury, Lessing sports a central pit, likely formed by volcanic activity. A large tectonic scarp that formed when the planet's interior cooled and contracted can be seen running through a crater near the center of the image.

http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA19276

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  • Title: Pits and Scarps
  • Creator: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington
  • Date Created: 2015-04-08
  • Rights: JPL
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