300 Kilometer Long Scarp
A scarp, or cliff, extends diagonally from upper left to lower right in this picture of Mercury taken by NASA Mariner 10. The structures are believed to be formed by the compressive forces due to crustal shortening.
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NASA ID
PIA02943
Date Created
August 6, 2000
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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