File:Kulthum crater MESSENGER NAC mosaic.jpg

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English: Kulthum crater on Mercury. The bright spots on the central peak are hollows. (Dark spots on Mercury: A distinctive low-reflectance material and its relation to hollows, Xiao, et al., 2013) MESSENGER Narrow Angle Camera mosaic (EN0236617387M, EN0236617390M, EN0236617393M, EN0236617396M). North is to upper right.

Statistics below are approximately correct for the center of the mosaic.
Emission Angle: 10.8
Incidence Angle: 66.6
Latitude: 50.7
Longitude: 93.6

Phase Angle: 55.8
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Source PILOT, Planetary Image Locator Tool, USGS Astrogeology Science Center
Author James Stuby based on NASA images

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Kulthum crater

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1 February 2012

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