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DescriptionPIA02412 Uncratered Area on Mercury.jpg	English: A dark, smooth, relatively uncratered area on Mercury was photographed (FDS 226) two hours after Mariner 10 flew by the planet on March 29 from a range of 86,000 kilometers (54,000 miles). Above and to the left of center is a surface similar to the main material of Earth's moon. It embays and covers rougher, older, heavily cratered topography like that, which can be seen in both upper corners of this picture. The history of heavy cratering seems to be followed by volcanic filling, similar to the process on the Moon. The prominent, sharp crater with a central peak (center) is 30 kilometers (19 miles) across. It is located on the upper left edge of a very bright surface area. The bright crater, to its right is 10 kilometers (6 miles) in diameter. The sun is from the right. The bright crater is now called Nureyev. The large crater left of center is now called Amru Al-Qays. Both are in northern Tir Planitia.
Date	1974
Source	from Planetary Photojournal
Author	NASA/JPL
Other versions	Mariner 10 image 0000226.png

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