SP-424 The Voyage of Mariner 10

Fig. A-2. This photomosaic of Mercury was constructed of 18 photos taken at 42-sec intervals by Mariner 10 six hours after the spacecraft flew past the planet on March 29, 1974. A large circular basin about 1300 km (800 mi) in diameter straddles the terminator. This is Caloris. Bright-rayed craters are prominent in this view of the planet. The pictures were taken from a distance of 210,000 km (130,000 mi). In (a) latitude and longitude references for the mosaic are provided, and (b) identifies some of the geological features. Again, north is at the top, and the Sun is shining on the planet from the right.

Fig. A-2. This photomosaic of Mercury was constructed of 18 photos taken at 42-sec intervals by Mariner 10 six hours after the spacecraft flew past the planet on March 29, 1974. A large circular basin about 1300 km (800 mi) in diameter straddles the terminator. This is Caloris. Bright-rayed craters are prominent in this view of the planet. The pictures were taken from a distance of 210,000 km (130,000 mi). In (a) latitude and longitude references for the mosaic are provided, and (b) identifies some of the geological features. Again, north is at the top, and the Sun is shining on the planet from the right.

 

[110-111] Fig. A-2. This photomosaic of Mercury was constructed of 18 photos taken at 42-sec intervals by Mariner 10 six hours after the spacecraft flew past the planet on March 29, 1974. A large circular basin about 1300 km (800 mi) in diameter straddles the terminator. This is Caloris. Bright-rayed craters are prominent in this view of the planet. The pictures were taken from a distance of 210,000 km (130,000 mi). In (a) latitude and longitude references for the mosaic are provided, and (b) identifies some of the geological features. Again, north is at the top, and the Sun is shining on the planet from the right.

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