Planet Mercury (IMAGE)

University of Arizona

Planet Mercury

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A new view of Mercury obtained during a flyby on Jan. 14, 2008. This mosaic from three different images shows Caloris, the solar system's largest basin -- a huge, ancient crater filled in with volcanic material -- in the upper right.

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NASA/JHUAPL/CIW

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