Scarps Confined to Crater Floors - High Resolution

This image was taken by NASA Mariner 10 during it first encounter with Mercury in 1974. The scarp forms a broad lobe whose southern end abuts against and follows closely the irregular contour of the crater wall.

This image was taken by NASA Mariner 10 during it first encounter with Mercury in 1974. The scarp forms a broad lobe whose southern end abuts against and follows closely the irregular contour of the crater wall.

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