File:PIA02445 Hilly and Lineated Terrain.jpg

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English: Hilly and lineated terrain and a patch of smooth plains in a large degraded crater (lower left portion of the image). Linear scalloped valleys extend mostly NW from the center (e.g., Arecibo Vallis); some trend NNE. Small craters are rare in the terrain; most landforms are positive. Area centered at 28 degrees S, 22 degrees W measures 450 km across. Mariner 10 frame 27370 taken during the spacecraft's first encounter with Mercury.
The large crater at left is Petrarch.
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