NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Making Mountains Out of Central Peaks

This high-resolution NAC image offers a closer look at Abedin crater's towering central peaks. The height of these peaks is emphasized by the elongated shadows cast by a low solar incidence angle. The sun is shining from the right-hand side.

Date acquired: August 05, 2011

Image Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington