Surface feature · Mercury
Caloris Planitia
One of the largest impact basins in the Solar System, on Mercury, so violent that its antipode is marked by chaotic 'weird terrain' shaken up by the focused seismic waves.
Highlights
- ›Its antipode holds Mercury's chaotic 'weird terrain'
Explored by
Knowledge connections
- Member of groupImpact Basin
- Located onMercury
- Associated withMESSENGER
Sources
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- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
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