Caloris Planitia /kəˈlɔːrɪs pləˈnɪʃ(i)ə/ is a plain within a large impact basin on Mercury, informally named Caloris, about 1,550 km (960 mi) in diameter...
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largest known crater is Caloris Planitia, or Caloris Basin, with a diameter of 1,550 km (960 mi). The impact that created the Caloris Basin was so powerful...
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Yingcai; Zuber, Maria T. (December 1, 2011). "Seismic effects of the Caloris basin impact, Mercury". Planetary and Space Science. 59 (15): 1981–1991...
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2011 to 2015. Two are shown in the image at right, at Caloris Planitia and at Sobkou Planitia. Lunar orbit § Perturbation effects and low orbits Richard...
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within the distorted terrain on the opposite side of the planet from the Caloris Basin. It was named after Petrarch, the medieval Italian poet, by the IAU...
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deep-seated late ejecta from Caloris. The inner boundary is approximately the outer limit of crater excavation. The Caloris Montes are similar to the so-called...
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The Caloris group is a set of geologic units on Mercury. McCauley and others have proposed the name “Caloris Group” to include the mappable units created...
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Caloris basin. Mearcair Planitia is one of four named plains that surround the Caloris basin (with Odin Planitia, Stilbon Planitia, and Tir Planitia)...
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Apārangi Planitia is a large plain on Mercury, approximately 1077 km across. It was named in 2017 by the IAU. The crater Faulkner forms the northeastern...
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north of the Caloris basin, and is approximately 1550 kilometers long. Stilbon Planitia is one of four named plains that surround the Caloris basin (with...
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