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Lowlands in Mercury's North

Colorized topographical view of Mercury
Photojournal: PIA16388
Source: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington
Published: April 4, 2018

This image shows a perspective view, looking towards Mercury's north and colorized by the topographic height of the surface. 

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