
This high-resolution view shows hollows on the southwestern peak ring of the Scarlatti basin. The hollows are the irregularly shaped, flat-floored depressions. The image is striking because it shows that there are abundant small impact craters on the surface surrounding the hollows. But there are few if any within the hollows themselves. Since impacts occur randomly over Mercury's surface and accumulate with time, the lack of craters on the hollows indicates that they must be very young relative to the rest of Mercury's surface. http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA19246
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NASA ID
PIA19246
Date Created
March 16, 2015
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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