NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Mountains of Darkness

This dramatic image shows the central peak of the Stieglitz impact crater, located high on Mercury's northern hemisphere. The fresh appearance of its ejecta deposit suggests that Stieglitz is a relatively young crater. Intriguingly, this crater also hosts radar bright materials.

Date acquired: August 27, 2012

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