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English: The crater at left of center is now named Enheduanna, and the scarp cutting through it is Victoria Rupes.

Date acquired: July 23, 2012 Image Mission Elapsed Time (MET): 251543770 Image ID: 2254442 Instrument: Wide Angle Camera (WAC) of the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS) WAC filter: 7 (748 nanometers) Center Latitude: 47.62° Center Longitude: 326.8° E Resolution: 212 meters/pixel Scale: The large crater towards the decanter of the image is approximately 105 km (65 mi.) in diameter. Incidence Angle: 86.9° Emission Angle: 50.2° Phase Angle: 137.2°

Of Interest: This large crater near the center of the image is in need of a name, and you could name it! This complex crater has been deformed by Victoria Rupes, a scarp that formed as a result of global contraction. At the center of the crater floor lies an irregularly shaped volcanic vent, which appears bright and orange in color images obtained by MESSENGER.

This image was acquired as part of MDIS's high-incidence-angle base map. The high-incidence-angle base map complements the surface morphology base map of MESSENGER's primary mission that was acquired under generally more moderate incidence angles. High incidence angles, achieved when the Sun is near the horizon, result in long shadows that accentuate the small-scale topography of geologic features. The high-incidence-angle base map was acquired with an average resolution of 200 meters/pixel.
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Source NAME THIS CRATER!
Author NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington

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Enheduanna crater

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