Physics
Scientific paper
Dec 2008
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2008agufm.u21a0012a&link_type=abstract
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2008, abstract #U21A-0012
Physics
6235 Mercury
Scientific paper
Previous studies identified the presence of 23 basins within the Mariner 10 imaged hemisphere of Mercury. Several of the basins were classified as "probable", because these degraded and buried basins were identified based on the remnants of rings that are partially exposed or were recognized by the deflection of tectonic features into arcuate patterns. Without topographic data to identify the main rims and ring locations more precisely, previous studies were unable to confirm if these were actual multi-ring basins. With the completion of a regional topographic dataset derived from Mariner 10 stereo images, the proposed ring locations and main rim diameters of 10 of the 23 previously identified basins were examined. Many of the proposed basin rims and ring locations were revised. In addition, two previously unrecognized basins (530 km and 250 km in diameter) were found. Topographic data from MESSENGER will provide additional verification of these impact basins and further details of basin structure.
André Sarah L.
Watters Thomas R.
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