
Intercrater plains and heavily cratered terrain typical of much of Mercury outside the area affected by the formation of the Caloris basin are shown in this image taken during the NASA Mariner 10 first encounter with Mercury in 1974.
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NASA ID
PIA02444
Date Created
January 18, 2000
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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