SP-424 The Voyage of Mariner 10

 

Fig. A-32. The jumbled terrain antipodal to the Caloris Basin was also covered in detail by Mariner. A photomosaic from Mercury I (a) shows the peculiar nature of this area of hills and ridges cutting across craters and intercrater areas. The rims of flat-floored craters are partially disrupted and hills are dissected. A close view of part of this terrain is shown in (b, and an even closer view in (c). A high-resolution frame within the area obtained by Mercury III is shown in (d). Since this terrain is antipodal to the Caloris Basin, it has been speculated that it may have been caused by a focussing of seismic forces originating from the Caloris impact.

Fig. A-32. The jumbled terrain antipodal to the Caloris Basin was also covered in detail by Mariner. A photomosaic from Mercury I (a) shows the peculiar nature of this area of hills and ridges cutting across craters and intercrater areas. The rims of flat-floored craters are partially disrupted and hills are dissected. A close view of part of this terrain is shown in (b, and an even closer view in (c). A high-resolution frame within the area obtained by Mercury III is shown in (d). Since this terrain is antipodal to the Caloris Basin, it has been speculated that it may have been caused by a focussing of seismic forces originating from the Caloris impact.

Fig. A-32. The jumbled terrain antipodal to the Caloris Basin was also covered in detail by Mariner. A photomosaic from Mercury I (a) shows the peculiar nature of this area of hills and ridges cutting across craters and intercrater areas. The rims of flat-floored craters are partially disrupted and hills are dissected. A close view of part of this terrain is shown in (b, and an even closer view in (c). A high-resolution frame within the area obtained by Mercury III is shown in (d). Since this terrain is antipodal to the Caloris Basin, it has been speculated that it may have been caused by a focussing of seismic forces originating from the Caloris impact.

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