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Caption:

Lennon crater was recently named to honor English musician/singer/songwriter John Lennon (1940-1980).

This image was acquired as part of MDIS's high-resolution stereo imaging campaign. Images from the stereo imaging campaign are used in combination with the surface morphology base map or the albedo base map to create high-resolution stereo views of Mercury's surface, with an average resolution of 200 meters/pixel. Viewing the surface under the same Sun illumination conditions but from two or more viewing angles enables information about the small-scale topography of Mercury's surface to be obtained.

Date acquired: January 13, 2012
Image Mission Elapsed Time (MET): 234915233
Image ID: 1259055
Instrument: Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) of the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS)
Center Latitude: -35.82°
Center Longitude: 40.72° E
Resolution: 165 meters/pixel
Scale: Lennon crater is 95 km (59 mi.) in diameter
Incidence Angle: 71.1°
Emission Angle: 20.2°
Phase Angle: 70.9°

Background Info:

The MESSENGER spacecraft is the first ever to orbit the planet Mercury, and the spacecraft's seven scientific instruments and radio science investigation are unraveling the history and evolution of the Solar System's innermost planet. MESSENGER acquired over 150,000 images and extensive other data sets. MESSENGER is capable of continuing orbital operations until early 2015.

For information regarding the use of images, see the MESSENGER image use policy .

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