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It's a Complex World
This image, taken with the Wide Angle Camera (WAC), gives us a beautiful view of an unnamed crater in Mercury's northern hemisphere. The central peak and terraced walls are typical characteristics of the complex craters seen on Mercury. The sharpness of the terraces and rim, along with the smoothness of much of its floor, indicate that this crater is fairly young.
Date acquired: April 25, 2012
Image Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington