Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Enhanced Color Caloris

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 5, 2015 is “Enhanced Color Caloris,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: NASA , Johns Hopkins Univ. APL , Arizona State U., CIW. The original explanation runs about 131 words.

Enhanced Color Caloris
Credit: Image Credit: NASA , Johns Hopkins Univ. APL , Arizona State U., CIW Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“The sprawling Caloris basin on Mercury is one of the solar system’s largest impact basins , created during the early history of the solar system by the impact of a large asteroid-sized body.”

— APOD editors, March 5, 2015

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
March 5, 2015
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: NASA , Johns Hopkins Univ. APL , Arizona State U., CIW
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 131 words

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