File:Cunningham crater EN1010038848M.jpg

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English: Date acquired: May 05, 2013

Image Mission Elapsed Time (MET): 10038848 Image ID: 4007458 Instrument: Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) of the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS) Center Latitude: 30.27° Center Longitude: 157.2° E Resolution: 30 meters/pixel Scale: Cunningham has a diameter of 38 kilometers (24 miles) Incidence Angle: 38.8° Emission Angle: 5.1° Phase Angle: 35.8°

Of Interest: This new, high-resolution view of Cunningham crater was recently acquired by MESSENGER. What you can't see in this image, which shows striking details of the crater's interior, is the extensive set of rays associated with Cunningham. The bright rays of Cunningham indicate that the crater is relatively young, having formed on Mercury likely within the last billion years. In this new view, the preserved terraces of the crater walls, the well-defined central peak, and the limited number of overlying small craters are also all signs of Cunningham's relative youth.

This image was acquired as a targeted set of stereo images. Targeted stereo observations are acquired at resolutions much higher than that of the 200-meter/pixel stereo base map. These targets acquired with the NAC enable the detailed topography of Mercury's surface to be determined for a local area of interest.
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Source COME CLOSER, CUNNINGHAM
Author NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington

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Cunningham crater

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