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English: Date acquired: May 07, 2012

Image Mission Elapsed Time (MET): 244751374 Image ID: 1771144 Instrument: Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) of the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS) Center Latitude: -31.66° Center Longitude: 189.89° E Resolution: 169 meters/pixel Scale: The diameter of Basho (the crater featured in this image) is approx. 80 km (50 mi.) Incidence Angle: 34.8° Emission Angle: 63.2° Phase Angle: 79.5°

Of Interest: This striking, oblique image of Bashō shows the distinctive dark halo that encircles the crater. The halo is composed of "Low Reflectance Material" (LRM), which was excavated from depth when the crater was formed. Bashō is also renowned for its bright ray craters, which render the crater easily visible even from very far away.

This image was acquired as a high-resolution targeted observation. Targeted observations are images of a small area on Mercury's surface at resolutions much higher than the 200-meter/pixel morphology base map. It is not possible to cover all of Mercury's surface at this high resolution, but typically several areas of high scientific interest are imaged in this mode each week.