• Limb view of the south polar region of Mercury
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    This limb view of the south polar region of Mercury was taken by the Wide Angle Camera of the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS) on the MESSENGER spacecraft while it was in orbit.  The long, cliff-like landforms are lobate thrust fault scarps caused by the contraction of the planet and include Terror Rupes and Eltanin Rupes, the pair of scarps near the center.

  • Limb view of the south polar region of Mercury

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